Information Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Because the type and quality of training programs vary considerably, prospective students should carefully investigate training programs before enrolling. Electrical and electronic engineering technicians make up 34 percent of all engineering technicians. Employment of engineering technicians often is influenced by the same local and national economic conditions that affect engineers; as a result, job outlook varies with industry and specialization. Opportunities will be best for individuals with an associate degree or extensive job training in engineering technology.
On average, Electro-Mechanical Technicians earn $ 44,720 per year.
Job Opportunities for Engineering Careers are
expected to:
Increase as fast as the average.
Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Broadcast Technicians
Science technicians use the principles and theories of science and mathematics to solve problems in research and development and to help invent and improve products and processes. However, their jobs are more practically oriented than those of scientists. Technicians set up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments, monitor experiments, make observations, calculate and record results, and often develop conclusions
There are several ways to qualify for a job as a science technician. Many employers prefer applicants who have at least 2 years of specialized training or an associate degree in applied science or science-related technology. Because employers preferences vary, however, some science technicians have a bachelors degree in chemistry, biology, or forensic science or have completed several science and math courses at a 4-year college.
About 30 percent of biological technicians worked in professional, scientific, or technical services firms; most other biological technicians worked in educational services, Federal, State, and local governments, or pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing. Chemical technicians held jobs in a wide range of manufacturing and service-providing industries. About 39 percent worked in chemical manufacturing and another 30 percent worked in professional, scientific, or technical services firms. Most environmental science and protection technicians worked for State and local governments and professional, scientific, and technical services firms.
