Also called: Show Technician, Figure Technician
Keeps theme park animatronics, effects and show equipment working every day.
A dinosaur's jaw stopped moving in the middle of a show. You climb into the scene after hours, open its skin, replace a leaking air cylinder, and test the motion until it roars on cue again.
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 electronics, mechatronics or industrial maintenance.
Ways in: 2-year college, Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Mechatronics Technology, Electronics Technology.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Diagnostics help find faults; repairing animatronics and effects every day stays hands-on.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Shop class, Art or sculpture, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2094.
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