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Also called automation maintenance technician, automation technician, building automation technician and calibration and instrumentation technician.
$78,190
Median pay a year
95,130
People do this work
6
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician
Summary
Electrical and electronic engineering technologist applying theory to design, build, repair, and modify electrical components and systems, ensuring compliance with specifications and functionality through testing and analysis
Experience
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Modified, maintained, or repaired electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning
Set up and operated specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose and analyze performance of electronic components
Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, and engineering instructions for assembling electronics units
Identified and resolved equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers to procure replacement parts
Assembled electrical systems or prototypes using hand tools or measuring instruments
Reviewed electrical engineering plans to ensure adherence to design specifications and compliance with electrical codes
Maintained system logs to document testing or operation of equipment
Skills
Technical Skills
Maintaining electronic equipment
Core Skills
Assembling equipment components, Maintaining records systems, Testing systems or equipment, Evaluating designs and specifications, Estimating technical requirements, Designing electrical systems, Reviewing technical documents, Testing green technologies, Estimating operational costs
Education
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Modified and repaired electronic equipmentReplaced defective components using hand toolsSet up and operated test equipment for diagnosticsRead blueprints and wiring diagrams for assemblyIdentified and resolved equipment malfunctionsAssembled electrical systems using measuring instruments
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Modified and repaired electronic equipment to ensure optimal performance and reliability
Set up and operated specialized test equipment for diagnostics and troubleshooting
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Modified and repaired electronic equipment, reducing downtime for critical systems
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Reduced downtime for critical systemsIncreased efficiency of electronic devicesEnhanced reliability of repaired equipment
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Mention how often you set up and operated the test equipment
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Set up and operated specialized test equipment for diagnostics and troubleshooting
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Daily for various projectsSeveral times each weekRegularly for ongoing maintenance
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Maintaining electronic equipment
Assembling equipment components
Maintaining records systems
Testing systems or equipment
Evaluating designs and specifications
Estimating technical requirements
Designing electrical systems
Reviewing technical documents
Testing green technologies
Estimating operational costs
Evaluating equipment characteristics
Analyzing costs and benefits
The work itself
What an Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician does
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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 it pays
How much does an Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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
$61,610
Median
$78,190
75th percentile
$97,650
About 95,130 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$83,590
$92,760
$106,650
AL
$54,860
$74,500
$91,840
AR
$56,520
$69,960
$86,600
AZ
$66,140
$77,960
$94,640
CA
$73,550
$86,090
$112,200
CO
$63,560
$77,440
$92,560
CT
$64,720
$81,390
$101,600
DC
$84,640
$97,620
$105,910
DE
$61,600
$67,360
$83,720
FL
$59,840
$73,190
$84,160
GA
$61,780
$78,070
$88,610
HI
$86,440
$96,200
$109,950
IA
$58,020
$74,840
$85,510
ID
$57,880
$77,170
$86,900
IL
$66,510
$85,510
$101,410
IN
$58,310
$70,540
$86,440
KS
$58,640
$70,310
$82,040
KY
$48,780
$64,120
$81,940
LA
$63,570
$82,990
$101,630
MA
$61,910
$77,710
$96,630
MD
$72,220
$95,830
$116,590
ME
$75,500
$83,440
$100,360
MI
$58,550
$74,800
$83,720
MN
$64,670
$78,280
$90,500
MO
$57,350
$72,120
$87,650
MS
$65,210
$81,180
$95,330
MT
$59,430
$82,050
$109,010
NC
$61,630
$76,040
$92,980
ND
$69,010
$80,930
$89,000
NE
$59,910
$65,490
$80,080
NH
$61,080
$74,560
$84,580
NJ
$72,580
$85,510
$103,480
NM
$75,450
$96,070
$111,900
NV
$74,750
$88,160
$101,660
NY
$60,100
$77,040
$90,800
OH
$57,060
$63,300
$77,320
OK
$62,670
$80,880
$98,250
OR
$62,050
$77,990
$93,500
PA
$59,430
$76,070
$92,980
PR
$35,950
$44,590
$57,730
RI
$79,720
$98,600
$106,810
SC
$60,400
$73,450
$89,320
SD
$49,590
$58,340
$73,430
TN
$49,910
$63,750
$80,220
TX
$52,310
$74,050
$88,710
UT
$60,010
$72,670
$90,790
VA
$64,210
$79,540
$102,920
VT
$63,800
$74,760
$85,080
WA
$73,930
$93,930
$104,860
WI
$58,570
$71,880
$85,300
WV
$73,330
$85,440
$97,680
WY
$81,330
$99,840
$108,130
Other names
Other names for this job
automation maintenance technician, automation technician, building automation technician, calibration and instrumentation technician, calibration laboratory technician, calibration technician, certified control systems technician, computer engineering technician, control systems technician, controls technician, design technician, digital technician.
More names for this work
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This page is about the occupation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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.