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Manufacturing
- Annual Median Wage$ 67,485$47,817
$99,276Annual NC Wage Range
Growth Rate
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
- Electronic engineering technologists and technicians
- Create basic circuitry and draft sketches to clarify details of design, under engineers' direction
- Build prototypes from plans or sketches
- Assemble, test, and maintain circuitry or electronic components according to engineering instructions, knowledge of electronics, and technical manuals
- Adjust and replace defective circuitry and electronic components
Number of Jobs
Average AnnualJob Growth +0.6%Job Opening 19Education & Training
- Education Most occupations require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.Associated Programs or MajorsMoreLicenseMore
NC Workforce Credentials- ETA Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa) [Electronics Technician Association]
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