The U.S. Department of Labor does not provide an employment outlook for embedded systems engineers, but it does offer the following job growth predictions (from 2018 to 2028) for engineers and computer professionals in related occupations:

hardware engineers: +6 percent (about as fast as the average for all careers)
electrical and electronics engineers: +2 percent (more slowly than the average)
software developers: +21 percent (much faster than the average)

The global market for embedded systems technology was $86 billion in 2018, according to Zion Market Research. The field is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 4 percent from 2018 to 2024 and reach $114 billion by 2024. Zion Market Research says that "North America will register substantial gains in the global embedded systems market during the forecast timeframe because of its space exploration activities from private and government agencies. Embedded systems are extensively used in making satellites and other space-related components." Growth will also occur as a result in increasing demand for consumer electronics, as well as communications, banking, and security systems.

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