• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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  • Manufacturing
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 63,840
    $40,580 range bar $96,130
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Slow Growing
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians help electrical and electronics engineers plan and develop communications equipment, computers, medical monitoring devices, or other equipment that is powered by other electricity or electric current. They often work in product evaluation and testing, using measuring and diagnostic devices to test, adjust, and repair equipment. They are also involved in assembling equipment for automation.

What do they typically do

  • Assemble electrical and electronic systems and prototypes
  • Build, calibrate, and repair electrical instruments or testing equipment
  • Visit sites where systems are made to observe conditions affecting design
  • Identify solutions to technical design problems that arise in making electrical systems
  • Inspect designs for quality control, report findings, and recommend changes, if necessary
  • Draw diagrams and write specifications about design details of experimental electronics units
  • set up equipment and evaluate how the parts, assemblies, or systems perform under simulated conditions
  • analyze test information to resolve design problems
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