Also called: AM Service Technician
Travels to customers to install, repair and upgrade expensive industrial 3D printers.
You arrive at a medical-device company whose metal printer laser has drifted out of alignment. You recalibrate the optics, replace a filter, run test prints and train their staff. Then you drive to the next customer.
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 degree in electronics or mechatronics plus manufacturer training.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology (2-year), Mechatronics Technology.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Industrial printers keep spreading; remote diagnostics help, but someone still has to fix them on-site.
Classes: Electronics class, Physics, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2094.
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