Also called: Instrumentation Technician, E&I Technician
Repairs motor drives, control panels, sensors and electronic controls on industrial equipment.
You open a control cabinet with a meter in hand, trace a fault through a maze of wires and find a dead power supply. You replace it, check the drive settings and bring the machine back up. You also calibrate pressure and temperature instruments.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in electronics or instrumentation technology, or military training.
Ways in: 2-year college, Military, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Electronics Technology, Instrumentation Technology, Mechatronics.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). About average growth.
Low risk for 10 years. Drives, controls and sensors keep multiplying; AI helps troubleshoot, but techs still open the panel.
Classes: Electronics CTE class, Physics, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2094.
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