Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Manufacturing In demand
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.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $37 per hour with an average salary of $77,700 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $31 and $41 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $63,800 and $85,800 per 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.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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