Also called: Probe Card Repair Technician, Wafer Probe Technician
Repairs and aligns probe cards, which use thousands of needles thinner than a hair to test every chip on a wafer.
Under a microscope, you check a probe card with 10,000 tiny needles that press onto chips to test them. You straighten bent tips, replace broken ones and clean them. Then you run it on an analyzer to prove every needle lines up within a few microns.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0.5 years after high school. High school or associate degree; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Semiconductor Technology, Electronics Technology.
Growing faster than average. New US chip plants need test support.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated analyzers find problems, but fine repairs under the microscope stay human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at chip test and probe card companies or through a staffing agency; new hires are trained on the job
Classes: Physics, Electronics CTE class, Art (fine hand skills), Chemistry.
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