Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

All engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.

Also called: Agricultural Engineering Technician, Agricultural Engineering Technicians, Agricultural Engineering Technologist, Air Analyst, Air Tester, Biomedical Engineering Aide, Biomedical Engineering Technician, Biomedical Engineering Technologist, Blueprint Engineer, Chemical Engineering Technician, Chemical Engineering Technologist, Drawing Checker, Drawing Tracer, Echometer Engineer, Engineering Aide, Engineering Assistant, Engineering Technician, Film Color Tester, Fire Protection Engineering Technician, Form Designer, Foundry Technician, Gun Tester, Hardness Tester, Heating Technician, Industrial X-Ray Operator, Job Captain, Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory Supervisor, Laboratory Technician, Laboratory Worker, Laser Specialist, Marine Engineering Technician, Marine Engineering Technicians, Marine Engineering Technologist, Marine Surveyor, Material Stress Tester, Materials Engineering Technician, Materials Engineering Technologist, Metal Tester, Metallurgical Engineering Technician, Metallurgical Engineering Technologist, Metallurgical Inspector, Metallurgical Laboratory Assistant, Metallurgical Technician, Metallurgical Tester, Metallurgist Helper, Nondestructive Tester, Nuclear Engineering Technician, Nuclear Engineering Technologist, Optical Engineering Technician, Optical Engineering Technologist, Ordnance Engineering Technician, Ordnance Engineering Technologist, Radar Technician, Remotely Piloted Vehicle Controller (RPV Controller), Research Assistant, Salvage Engineering Technician, Salvage Engineering Technologist, Sand Technician, Scanner, Scleroscope Tester, Sheet Tester, Sonar Technician, Spectrograph Operator, Spectrographer, Spectroscopist, Steel Analyst, Steel Tester, Stress Analyst, Sulphate Tester, Tape Duplicator, Tape Transferrer, Technician, Tensile Tester, Test Technician, Tester, Welding Technician, X Ray Operator, X Ray Technician

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What the worker does

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Skills, machines and equipment

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Education and training

Apprenticeships

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Salary reference

60,390–99,310 USD per year · United States · 2025. Source: BLS OEWS via O*NET · 25th–75th percentiles · SOC 17-3029.

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Career advancement

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Sources and limitations

O*NET® 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0. ShopFloor adapted occupational grouping, selected manufacturing-relevant occupations, and retained seven legacy guide titles. Specialties and alternative titles are grouped under O*NET occupations; these occupations can also occur outside manufacturing. Source: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html. No wage, vacancy, certification, or video data is implied. ShopFloor advancement suggestions are general editorial guidance, not O*NET findings or guaranteed career progression. BLS wage ranges, when available, are national 25th–75th percentiles for the source occupational grouping, across industries; they are not local, apprentice, entry-level, or specialty-specific offers.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other