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Mechatronics Pathway

Manufacturing Production Technician

Description Similar Careers

Set up, test, and adjust manufacturing machinery or equipment, using any com- Electrical and Electronics Repairer, Powerhouse,
bination of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or computer Substation , and Relay
technologies.
Median Wage: $33.00/hour or $69k/year
 Growth Rate: 10.7% over the next four years
Electrical Engineering Technician
 25% of the Manufacturing Production Technicians are over the age of 55 Median Wage: $25.60/hour or $53k/year
and will probably retire soon. When older workers retire, there will be Mechanical Engineering Technician
increasing demand for new workers.
Median Wage: $24.72/hour or $51k/year
Typical education level Photonics Technician

 Vocational Certificate Median Wage: $29.31/hour or $61k/year
Related Degrees Nanotechnology Engineering Technician
Median Wage: $29.31/hour or $61k/year
 Mechanical Engineering Technology, Degree
Medical Equipment Repairer
 Mechatronics Engineering Technology, Degree Median Wage: $21.01/hour or $41k/year

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