Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology
In construction, engineering, manufacturing and technology, there are many types of jobs in a variety of industries. If you are, or would like to be, good at building things from scratch or fixing things that are broken, this field may be the right one for you.
Anoka Technical College offers programs that respond to an increasing industry demand for highly-qualified personnel who have a combination of technical and critical-thinking skills. If you are a problem solver, the Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing or Technology program may be just what you are looking for.
Here are sample careers, growth expected and salaries in the metropolitan area and throughout Minnesota.
|
Job Title
|
Percent Change in Employment 2014-2024 |
Twin Cities |
Minnesota
|
|
Median Wage per hour (2017)
|
| Architectural Drafter |
-4.80% |
$26.10 |
$25.11 |
Biomedical Equipment Repairer
|
7.70% |
$28.96 |
$29.29 |
| CNC Machine Programmer
|
18.50%% |
$29.03 |
$28.08 |
| CNC Tool Operator
|
20.00% |
$22.34 |
$20.20 |
Construction Manager
|
2.40% |
$42.73 |
$41.76 |
Construction Inspector
|
5.10% |
$33.47 |
$32.16 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technician |
-4.20% |
$30.27 |
$29.65 |
| Electrician
|
10.60% |
$36.55 |
$32.46 |
| Engineering Technician
|
-2.10% |
$27.75 |
$27.97 |
| Fabricator/Assembler |
2.70% |
$16.99 |
$16.69 |
|
Machinist
|
10.00%
|
$24.40 |
$23.00
|
| Medical Equipment Repairer |
7.70%
|
$28.96
|
$29.29
|
| Sheet Metal Worker
|
3.90%
|
$36.84
|
$32.04 |
Supervisor, Construction and Extraction Worker
|
6.20%
|
$35.31 |
$34.05 |
| Welder/Cutters/Solderers/Brazers
|
0.90%
|
$21.50 |
$20.34 |
Source: Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development (DEED) and Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS).
Potential Careers
The job titles and employment opportunities for Electronics Engineering Technology graduates are vast.
The following list of job titles was compiled from recent student placement surveys completed within one year of graduation.
- A/V sales, Design, Installation
- AB Testing and We Optimization Specialist
- Advanced Engineering Technician
- Application Systems Analyst I
- Biomedical Equipment Technician
- Biomedical Field Service Technician
- Business Intelligence Developer
- Business Systems Analyst
- CNC Repair Technician
- Control Panel Technician
- Controls Engineer
- Cummins Power Solutions – Test Technician
- Earth Station Operator
- Electrical Technician
- Electrical Wiring Technician
- Electro Mechanical Technician
- Electro-Mechanical Field Service Technician
- Electromechanical Technician, Prototype and Custom line
- Electronic Engineering Technician
- Electronic Engineering Technician, New Product Development
- Electronic Repair Technician
- EMC Test Technician
- Engineering Technician II
- Engineering Test Technician III
- Failure Analysis Technician
- Field Service Engineer
- Field Service Technician
- Help Desk Coordinator
- Information Management Technician, Semiconductor
- Information Systems Specialist
- Installation Technician
- Installer and maintenance
- IT Manager
- IT Specialist
- IT Support Specialist
- Lab Technician
- Lead Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Manufacturing Engineering Technician
- Mechanical Technician
- MIS/IT Technician
- Network Analyst
- Owner AV Solutions
- Point of Service Field Technician
- Product Manager Associate
- Programmer/Repair Technician
- Project Quality and Testing
- Quality Control Technician
- Research and Development Engineering Technician
- Research and Development Technician I
- Retail Technician
- Semiconductor Technician II
- Senior Development Technician
- Senior Engineering Technician
- Service Desk
- Service Technician
- Software Test Engineer
- Software/Firmware Test Engineer Technician
- System Admin
- Systems Engineer
- Technical Engineer
- Technical Support Specialist
- Technical Support Specialist II