Also called: Electronics Technician, Electrical Technologist
Helps electrical engineers build, test, calibrate and repair electrical and electronic equipment.
You assemble a prototype control panel, wire it to the engineer's drawing, and power it up for the first time. When a light doesn't come on, you trace the circuit with a multimeter, find a swapped wire and fix it.
Approximate May 2024 figures.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate in electrical or electronics engineering technology.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). BLS projects little change.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated test equipment and AI handle routine measuring and documentation; building, wiring and repairing prototypes stays human.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Algebra II, Physics, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3023.
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