Employment
 Engineering technicians hold
about 511,000 jobs in the United States. A break out of the various
disciplines can be seen in the table below.
Be sure to explore the
different disciplines within engineering
technology.
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Electrical
and electronic engineering technicians |
170,000 |
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Civil
engineering technicians |
91,000 |
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Industrial
engineering technicians |
75,000 |
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Mechanical
engineering technicians |
48,000 |
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Environmental
engineering technicians |
21,000 |
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Electro-mechanical technicians |
16,000 |
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Aerospace
engineering and operations technicians |
8,500 |
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Engineering
technicians, except drafters, all other |
82,000 |
About 35 percent of
all engineering technicians work in manufacturing, mainly in the
computer and electronic equipment, transportation equipment, and
machinery manufacturing industries. Another 25 percent work in
professional, scientific, and technical service industries, mostly in
engineering or business services companies that do engineering work on
contract for government, manufacturing firms, or other organizations.
The Federal Government
employs about 37,000 engineering technicians. State governments employ
about 29,000, and local governments employ about 25,000.
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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