Occupational Employment Statistics
17-3029 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
All engineering technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.
Southwest Minnesota
| 20 | 5 | $30.87/hr | $22.75/hr | $23.19/hr | $31.87/hr | $36.99/hr | $37.84/hr |
Construction | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturing | 440 | $35.56/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 40 | $32.91/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 440 | $30.68/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 70 | $35.10/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.