Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians

Also Called: Designer, Electro-Mechanical Technician (E/M Technician), Engineering Technician, Process Control Tech

What Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians do

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

  • Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
  • Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
  • Inspect parts for surface defects.
Industry Areas:

Advanced Manufacturing Construction

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Work Context

  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
  • Time Pressure
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

Tools

  • Milling machines
  • Pressure indicators
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Stripping tools
  • Hex keys

Technology

Computer aided design CAD software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Analytical or scientific software
The MathWorks MATLAB
The MathWorks Simulink

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Operation Monitoring
  • Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Critical Thinking

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
mechanical
computers and electronics
Arts and Humanities
English language
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
manufacture and distribution of products

Education

  • 41% Associate's degree
  • 30% Post-secondary certificate
  • 13% High school diploma or equivalent

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.

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

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Occupation Traits

  • Conventional (Organizer)
  • Investigative (Thinker)
  • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
  • Dependability
  • Persistence
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Analytical Thinking

Values

  • Relationships
  • Support
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Hand and Finger Use
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Attention
  • Verbal

This is what Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians across the country typically make.

$21.26 / hour
$44,210 /year

Entry Level

$31.29 / hour
$65,080 /year

Median Level

$50.33 / hour
$104,690 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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