Details Report for:
17-3029.12 - Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians
Operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of molecular or macromolecular composition. Work under the supervision of engineering staff.
Sample of reported job titles: Engineering Technician, Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager), Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician), Microfabrication Engineer Manager, Nanofabrication Specialist, Process Engineering Technician, Research Scientist, Research Support Specialist, Research Technician, Technical Associate
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Analytical or scientific software — Image analysis software; Simulation software; SPMLab
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Optical imaging systems
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Microsoft Windows
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Binocular light compound microscopes — Fluorescence optical microscopes; Optical compound microscopes; Optical profilers
- Chemical or gas sterilizers — Ultraviolet ozone cleaners
- Decontamination shower — Safety showers
- Desktop computers
- Dropping pipettes — Pipettes
- Drying cabinets or ovens — Spin dryers
- Electron microscopes — Auger electron microscopes
- Electronic counters — Particle counters
- Eyewashers or eye wash stations — Eyewash stations
- Facial shields — Face shields
- Fire extinguishers
- Goggles — Safety goggles
- Impedance meters — Four-point probes
- Interferometers
- Ion exchange equipment — Deionization water systems
- Isolation glove boxes
- Lab coats — Protective gowns
- Laboratory evaporators — Electron beam evaporators; Thermal evaporators
- Laboratory hotplates — Hotplates; Vacuum hotplates
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens — Bake ovens
- Laboratory safety furnaces — Oxidation furnaces
- Manometers — Capacitance manometers
- Multi gas monitors — Residual gas analyzers
- Pressure indicators — Bourdon tube gauges
- Protective aprons — Chemical aprons
- Protective gloves — Cryogenic gloves; Gowning gloves
- Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories — Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Respirators
- Scanning electron microscopes — Field emission scanning electron microscopes FESEM; Focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes FIB-SEM; Scanning electron microscopes SEM
- Scanning probe microscopes — Atomic force microscopes AFM; Scanning acoustic microscopes; Scanning probe microscopes SPM; Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
- Semiconductor process systems — Magnetron plasma sputter reactors; Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition PECVD systems; Spin processors; Wafer substrate bonders (see all 28 examples)
- Semiconductor testers — Linewidth measurement systems; Optical thin film measurement systems; Parametric analyzers
- Signal generators — Digital pattern generators
- Single gas monitors — Helium leak detectors
- Spectrometers — Energy dispersive x-ray EDX spectroscopes; Infrared spectroscopes; Photoelectron spectroscopes; Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
- Spectrophotometers
- Surface testers — Profilometers
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers — Rapid thermal annealers RTA
- Thermostatic baths — Chemical baths
- Thickness measuring devices — Ellipsometers; Spectroscopic ellipsometers
- Transmission electron microscopes — Transmission electron microscopes TEM
- Tumblers or polishers — Chemical mechanical polishing CMP systems
- Turbine pumps — Turbo pumps
- Tweezers — Optical tweezers
- Ultrasonic cleaning equipment — Ultrasonic cleaners
- Ultrasonic welding machine — Ultrasonic welding equipment
- Vacuum gauges — Ion gauges; Pirani gauges
- Vacuum ovens
- X ray diffraction equipment — X ray diffractometers
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Operate precision equipment to control microscopic or nanoscopic processes.
- Maintain clean work areas.
- Maintain test equipment.
- Prepare materials for processing.
- Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
- Document design or operational test results.
- Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
- Measure physical or chemical properties of materials or objects.
- Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
- Maintain operational records or records systems.
- Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
- Research engineering applications of emerging technologies.
- Document technical design details.
- Assemble equipment or components.
- Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
- Test products for functionality or quality.
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Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed |
Education | Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. |
Related Experience | Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants. |
SVP Range | (6.0 to < 7.0) |
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Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages data collected from Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
Employment data collected from Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
Industry data collected from Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other.
Median wages (2018) | $30.38 hourly, $63,200 annual |
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Employment (2018) | 87,000 employees |
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Projected job openings (2018-2028) | 8,800 |
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Top industries (2018) | Manufacturing (29% employed in this sector)
Government (24%)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 wage data
and 2018-2028 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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