Also called: Metrology Technician
Checks and adjusts lab and factory instruments so their measurements are exactly right.
Tests scales, thermometers, and pipettes against reference standards, adjusts any that drift, and puts a dated sticker on each.
Estimate.
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 or instrumentation; military training common.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Instrumentation Technology (associate), Electronics.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. Hands-on testing and adjusting of many kinds of instruments stays human; software only helps track schedules.
Classes: Physics, Algebra II, Electronics CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-3027.
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