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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.
What an electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technician does
Become an electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technician
- Reading work related information.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $49 per hour with a typical salary of $102,900 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $38 and $64 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $34,500 and $107,900 per year.
- 52% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $45 per hour with a typical salary of $58,600 per year.
- 17% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Electrical And Electronic Engineering Technologists And Technician job outlook
- There are 2,886 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 395 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.