Electronics engineering technicians are among the most popular and in-demand Denver tech jobs available.
Electronics engineering technicians usually work under the direction of an engineering staff. They are responsible for laying out, building, testing, trouble shooting, repairing and modifying developmental and production electronic components, parts, equipment and systems.
These can include computer equipment, missile control instrumentation, electron tubes, test equipment, and machine tool numerical controls. They do so by applying principles and theories of electronics, electrical circuitry, engineering mathematics, electronic and electrical testing and physics.
The Colorado Department of Labor & Employment considers electrical and electronic engineering technicians to be an in demand occupation. Employment is expected to increase from 1,100 workers during 2008 to 1,038 workers by 2018, accounting for an average annual decline of .6 percent and the loss of 62 jobs.
During 2008, the median hourly wage for electrical and electronic engineering technicians in Denver was $27.31 per hour or $56,801 per year, while the median wage throughout Colorado was $26.47 per hour or $55,056 per year.
The top 10 industries that employed electrical and electronic engineering technicians in the Denver area during 2008 were:
- Telecommunications at 28.2 percent
- Professional and technical services at 21.6 percent
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing at 12.9 percent
- Merchant wholesalers, durable goods at 7 percent
- Utilities at 3.7 percent
- Administrative and support services at 3.3 percent
- Transportation equipment manufacturing at 3.3 percent
- Broadcasting, except Internet at 1.2 percent
- Electrical equipment and appliances at a confidential percentage
- Machinery manufacturing at a confidential percentage
Some related occupations include: mechanical engineers, electronic drafters, mechanical drafters, electrical engineering technicians, mechanical engineering technicians, electricians, avionics technicians, electrical and electronics repairers of commercial and industrial equipment, electrical and electronic equipment assemblers, and metal and plastic model makers.
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