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Also called calibration technician, certified calibration technician, diagnostic technician and electronic instrument testing technician.
$67,820
Median pay a year
16,540
People do this work
6
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Calibration Technologist and Technician
Summary
Calibration technologist executing procedures for calibrating measurement devices, analyzing test data, and maintaining equipment to ensure accuracy and reliability in various environmental conditions
Experience
Calibration Technologist and Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Calibrated devices by comparing measurements of pressure, temperature, humidity, or other environmental conditions to known standards
Conducted calibration tests to determine performance or reliability of mechanical, structural, or electromechanical equipment
Analyzed test data to identify defects or determine calibration requirements
Maintained or repaired measurement devices or equipment used for calibration testing
Wrote and submitted reports about the results of calibration tests
Operated metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures
Skills
Core Skills
Reviewing blueprints and specifications, Inspecting facility conditions, Testing systems or equipment, Evaluating product characteristics, Analyzing project data, Drawing technical illustrations, Updating technical knowledge, Preparing detailed work plans, Fabricating products, MathWorks Simulink, The MathWorks MATLAB, Inspecting finished products
Tools and software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word
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On site, Remote
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Analyzed test data to identify defectsCalibrated devices to known standardsConducted calibration tests for equipment reliabilityDeveloped new calibration methods based on analysesDisassembled and reassembled equipment for inspectionMaintained measurement devices used for calibration
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Analyzed test data to identify defects and determine calibration requirements for various equipment
Conducted calibration tests to ensure reliability and accuracy of measurement devices
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Analyzed test data to identify defects and determine calibration requirements, reducing equipment failures and downtime
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Reduced equipment failures and downtimeEnhanced accuracy of calibration results
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Mention how often you conducted these calibration tests
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Conducted calibration tests to ensure reliability and accuracy of measurement devices
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Several times each weekDaily for critical devicesRegularly for all measurement tools
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Reviewing blueprints and specifications
Inspecting facility conditions
Inspecting finished products
Testing systems or equipment
Evaluating product characteristics
Analyzing project data
Drawing technical illustrations
Updating technical knowledge
Preparing detailed work plans
Fabricating products
Reassembling equipment after repair
Calibrating scientific or technical equipment
The work itself
What a Calibration Technologist and Technician does
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Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems.
What it pays
How much does a Calibration Technologist and Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$56,380
Median
$67,820
75th percentile
$92,080
About 16,540 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Calibration Technologists and Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.