Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Occupational Description:
All engineering technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	680	54	$37.42/hr	$24.62/hr	$30.27/hr	$38.28/hr	$43.80/hr	$47.91/hr

Leading Industries for Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	320	$38.28/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	70	$44.20/hr
Professional and Business Services	170	$38.70/hr
Education and Health Services	20	$36.38/hr
Public Administration	80	$37.57/hr

Other Regional Data for Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	20	$28.86/hr	0.0%
Northeast Minnesota	30	$36.06/hr	3.3%
Northwest Minnesota	30	$40.73/hr	4.5%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	30	$36.06/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$24.59/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	30	$38.02/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	30	$40.73/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	30	$30.07/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	40	$35.01/hr	-10.1%
Central Minnesota	60	$37.12/hr	5.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	480	$38.89/hr	6.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	500	$38.89/hr	N/A
Minnesota	680	$38.28/hr	4.7%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	5,430	$32.31/hr	8.2%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	530	$35.50/hr	4.6%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	1,200	$37.60/hr	2.2%

Task for Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Assemble fiber optical, optoelectronic, or free-space optics components, subcomponents, assemblies, or subassemblies.
Maintain clean working environments, according to clean room standards.
Monitor mechanical factors, such as turbine load or strain information.
Build photonics tools to be applied to electrical grids to detect hot spots, such as failing insulators or conductors.
Adjust or maintain equipment, such as lasers, laser systems, microscopes, oscilloscopes, pulse generators, power meters, beam analyzers, or energy measurement devices.
Document non-destructive testing methods, processes, or results.
Map the presence of imperfections within objects, using sonic measurements.
Select, calibrate, or operate equipment used in the non-destructive testing of products or materials.
Supervise or direct the work of non-destructive testing trainees or staff.
Interpret or evaluate test results in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, or procedures.