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Shared Activities	Similar Activities	Job Zone	Code	Occupation
1	1	3	17-3021.00	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Bright Outlook
1	1	5	17-1011.00	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
1	1	4	17-3026.01	Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians
1	1	4	17-2112.00	Industrial Engineers
1	1	3	17-3027.00	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
1	1	5	17-2199.06	Microsystems Engineers
1	0	4	17-1022.00	Surveyors
1	0	4	17-2021.00	Agricultural Engineers
1	0	3	17-3012.00	Electrical and Electronics Drafters
1	0	3	17-3031.00	Surveying and Mapping Technicians
1	0	4	17-2112.02	Validation Engineers
1	0	4	17-2072.01	Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
1	0	4	17-2199.08	Robotics Engineers
1	0	4	17-2199.07	Photonics Engineers
1	0	4	17-2072.00	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
1	0	3	17-3023.00	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Work Activities: Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Document technical design details.

Document design or operational test results.

Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Inspect equipment or systems.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Interpret design or operational test results.
Operate computer systems.
Maintain test equipment.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Fabricate devices or components.
Install production equipment or systems.
Assemble equipment or components.
Design electrical equipment or systems.
Maintain mechanical equipment.
Document technical design details.
Document design or operational test results.

Work Activities: Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

Document technical design details.

Prepare procedural documents.

Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Design structures or facilities.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Direct design or development activities.
Perform marketing activities.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
Design water conservation systems.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Document technical design details.
Prepare procedural documents.

Work Activities: Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Document technical design details.

Prepare procedural documents.

Operate precision equipment to control microscopic or nanoscopic processes.
Maintain clean work areas.
Measure physical or chemical properties of materials or objects.
Research engineering applications of emerging technologies.
Maintain test equipment.
Prepare materials for processing.
Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Monitor activities affecting environmental quality.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Implement design or process improvements.
Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Assemble equipment or components.
Document technical design details.
Prepare procedural documents.

Work Activities: Industrial Engineers

Document technical design details.

Prepare procedural documents.

Estimate operational costs.
Determine operational methods.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.
Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Create graphical representations of industrial production systems.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Direct quality control activities.
Implement design or process improvements.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Prepare operational reports.
Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
Schedule operational activities.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Document technical design details.
Prepare procedural documents.

Work Activities: Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Document technical design details.

Document design or operational test results.

Assemble equipment or components.
Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
Test products for functionality or quality.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
Test characteristics of materials or structures.
Analyze test or validation data.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Design industrial equipment.
Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
Analyze green technology design requirements.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Estimate operational costs.
Create graphical representations of industrial production systems.
Schedule operational activities.
Assist engineers or scientists with research.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
Fabricate devices or components.
Document technical design details.
Document design or operational test results.

Work Activities: Microsystems Engineers

Document technical design details.

Prepare procedural documents.

Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
Design micro- or nano-scale materials, devices, or systems.
Research industrial processes or operations.
Create models of engineering designs or methods.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
Direct design or development activities.
Research engineering applications of emerging technologies.
Conduct quantitative failure analyses of operational data.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes.
Design industrial processing systems.
Schedule operational activities.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Prepare proposal documents.
Inspect operational processes.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Operate precision equipment to control microscopic or nanoscopic processes.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Design alternative energy systems.
Design energy production or management equipment or systems.
Design systems to reduce harmful emissions.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
Document technical design details.
Prepare procedural documents.

Work Activities: Surveyors

Document technical design details.

Direct surveying activities.
Create maps.
Verify mathematical calculations.
Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Gather physical survey data.
Calculate geographic positions from survey data.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Coordinate activities with suppliers, contractors, clients, or other departments.
Analyze physical, survey, or geographic data.
Testify at legal or legislative proceedings.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Determine operational criteria or specifications.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Agricultural Engineers

Document technical design details.

Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
Prepare proposal documents.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Advise others regarding green practices or environmental concerns.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Design industrial processing systems.
Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Design structures or facilities.
Direct construction activities.
Develop operational methods or processes that use green materials or emphasize sustainability.
Direct environmental development activities.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Direct industrial production activities.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Electrical and Electronics Drafters

Document technical design details.

Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Create electrical schematics.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Collect data about project sites.
Design electrical equipment or systems.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Operate computer systems.
Verify mathematical calculations.
Operate digital imaging equipment.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Explain engineering drawings, specifications, or other technical information.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Prepare technical reports for internal use.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Surveying and Mapping Technicians

Document technical design details.

Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Develop software or computer applications.
Monitor processes for compliance with standards.
Create maps.
Gather physical survey data.
Operate computer systems.
Verify mathematical calculations.
Explain project details to the general public.
Calculate geographic positions from survey data.
Assist engineers or scientists with research.
Prepare maps.
Create graphical representations of structures or landscapes.
Determine geographic coordinates.
Enter codes or other information into computers.
Estimate costs for projects or productions.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Survey land or properties.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Validation Engineers

Document technical design details.

Review technical documents to plan work.
Analyze test or validation data.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Maintain test equipment.
Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes.
Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Devise research or testing protocols.
Operate computer systems.
Resolve operational performance problems.
Inspect operational processes.
Collect samples of raw materials or finished products.
Direct quality control activities.
Update technical knowledge.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

Document technical design details.

Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Develop software or computer applications.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Analyze design requirements for computer or electronics systems.
Select project materials.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Collect data about project sites.
Conduct validation tests of equipment or processes.
Determine operational methods.
Assess product or process usefulness.
Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
Maintain electronic equipment.
Inspect equipment or systems.
Develop technical methods or processes.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Update technical knowledge.
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Robotics Engineers

Document technical design details.

Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Interpret design or operational test results.
Program robotic equipment.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Design industrial equipment.
Research advanced engineering designs or applications.
Develop software or computer applications.
Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.
Investigate system, equipment, or product failures.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Install production equipment or systems.
Operate industrial equipment.
Prepare operational reports.
Design industrial processing systems.
Develop operational methods or processes that use green materials or emphasize sustainability.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Photonics Engineers

Document technical design details.

Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Create physical models or prototypes.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Update technical knowledge.
Prepare research or technical reports.
Write reports or evaluations.
Prepare proposal documents.
Identify new applications for existing technologies.
Research advanced engineering designs or applications.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Fabricate devices or components.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Direct industrial production activities.
Design energy production or management equipment or systems.
Design industrial processing systems.
Operate industrial equipment.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Document technical design details.

Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Operate computer systems.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Direct industrial production activities.
Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Provide technical guidance to other personnel.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
Determine operational criteria or specifications.
Test products for functionality or quality.
Analyze design requirements for computer or electronics systems.
Prepare operational reports.
Schedule operational activities.
Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Estimate operational costs.
Prepare project budgets.
Research design or application of green technologies.
Explain project details to the general public.
Document technical design details.

Work Activities: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Document technical design details.

Maintain electronic equipment.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Review technical documents to plan work.
Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
Confer with other personnel to resolve design or operational problems.
Resolve operational performance problems.
Create electrical schematics.
Assemble equipment or components.
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
Interpret design or operational test results.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
Direct industrial production activities.
Direct installation activities.
Estimate operational costs.
Prepare project budgets.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Design electrical equipment or systems.
Operate computer systems.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Update technical knowledge.
Advise customers on the use of products or services.
Direct quality control activities.
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
Determine operational criteria or specifications.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Test green technologies or processes.
Document technical design details.