Salary Range
$25,000 to $100,000
Manufacturing engineering technologists develop tools, designs, machinery, equipment, or computer technologies for effective, streamlined manufacturing processes. They monitor manufacturing processes, ensuring safe operations and identifying areas for improved productivity. They use various software programs, including computer-aided design software, in their work. There are approximately 83,360 engineering technicians, except drafters, employed in the United States, as reported by the Department of Labor.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's DegreeCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
Little Change or More Slowly than the AverageProblem-Solving
Realistic
Technical

Senior Manufacturing Engineering Technologist

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