DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9141 Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Occupational Description:
Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 14016$17.94/hr$0.51/hr$12.84/hr$14.38/hr$17.67/hr$21.45/hr$23.86/hr
Minnesota 14016$17.87/hr$0.55/hr$12.85/hr$14.34/hr$17.54/hr$21.38/hr$23.83/hr
U S 27,6802,048$20.47/hr$0.53/hr$13.13/hr$15.31/hr$18.57/hr$24.25/hr$31.32/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Semiconductor Processing Technicians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing140$17.67/hr
Other Regional Data For Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 140 $17.67/hr 13.5%
Southeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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