Occupational Employment Statistics
17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
All engineering technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.
Minnesota
| 850 | 60 | $36.21/hr | $23.53/hr | $30.15/hr | $36.84/hr | $41.87/hr | $46.49/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
Construction | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturing | 330 | $37.89/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 90 | $35.83/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 310 | $33.83/hr |
Education and Health Services | 20 | $37.53/hr |
Public Administration | 80 | $36.12/hr |
- 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.