General Engineering Technician / Technologist
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A General Engineering Technician or Technologist implements designs created by engineers to build products, machines or prototypes for manufacturing, install technical systems, or manage a production or construction process. May direct engineering technicians.
Job Outlook
There were 882 General Engineering Technician / Technologist job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 25559 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the General Engineering Technician / Technologist industry, which includes the General Engineering Technician / Technologist career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new General Engineering Technician / Technologist jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $59,664.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $60,646.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for General Engineering Technician / Technologist postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $48,259.
Education and Experience
Posted General Engineering Technician / Technologist jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 26.71% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 30.43% |
| Master's Degree | 7.68% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.66% |
| Other | 29.53% |
Posted General Engineering Technician / Technologist jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 46.15% |
| 3 to 5 years | 37.77% |
| 6 to 8 years | 9.37% |
| 9+ years | 6.71% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills General Engineering Technician / Technologist positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (32.13%)
- Management (21.69%)
- Operations (21.53%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (21.32%)
- Research (14.55%)
- Microsoft Office (13.45%)
- Writing (12.9%)
- Microsoft Excel (12.88%)
- Problem Solving (12.79%)
- Detail Oriented (12.7%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Civil Engineering (15.25%)
- Construction (27.85%)
- AutoCAD (17.1%)
- Engineering Design Process (10.01%)
- Surveying (12.82%)
- Machinery (8.92%)
- Test Equipment (14.74%)
- Mechanical Engineering (6.78%)
- Computer-Aided Design (17.8%)
- Project Management (25.33%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Nuclear Density Gauge (5.25%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with General Engineering Technician / Technologist skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Engineering Technician
- Research Technologist
- Engineering Assistant
- Corrosion Technician
- Engineering Technologist
- Engineer in Training
- Engineering Intern
- Engineering Aide
- Field Engineer
- Engineer
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Civil Engineer
- Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Automotive Engineer
- Industrial Engineer (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most General Engineering Technician / Technologist jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Terracon Consultants (838)
- Actalent (515)
- Black & Veatch (261)
- Randstad (258)
- Leidos (241)
- State Of Texas (223)
- Tesla (168)
- Pennsylvania State University (167)
- Honeywell International (159)
- Raytheon Technologies (152)
North Carolina
- State of North Carolina (60)
- Actalent (40)
- N.C Department Of Transportation (38)
- Terracon Consultants (30)
- Duke Energy (26)
- Black & Veatch (24)
- Leidos (24)
- S&Me (18)
- United States Department of Transportation (14)
- WSP Global (13)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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