In engineering technology, manufacturing and construction, there are many types of jobs at all levels, as well as 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, a manufacturing or construction 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 2012-2022
|
Twin Cities |
Minnesota
|
|
Median Wage per hour (2015)
|
| Architectural Drafter |
0.3% |
$24.62 |
$23.76 |
Biomedical Equipment Repairer
|
7.7% |
$25.50 |
$26.60 |
| CNC Machine Programmer
|
33.3% |
$25.34 |
$24.67 |
| CNC Tool Operator
|
17.6% |
$19.64 |
$18.07 |
Construction Manager
|
4.1% |
$42.88 |
$41.50 |
Construction Estimator
|
19% |
$29.78 |
$28.80 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics |
N/A |
$23.07 |
N/A |
| Electrician
|
16% |
$31.48 |
$28.90 |
| Engineering Technician
|
1.9% |
$29.89 |
$29.11 |
| Fabricator/Assembler |
11% |
$15.18 |
N/A |
|
Machinist/Tool and Die Maker
|
11.7%
|
$22.96 |
$21.93
|
| Medical Equipment Repairers
|
26.8%
|
$25.50
|
$26.60
|
| Sheet Metal Worker
|
14.3%
|
$39.54
|
$33.92 |
Supervisor, Construction and Extraction Worker
|
17.7%
|
$34.27 |
$33.04 |
| Welder/Cutters/Solderers/Brazers
|
6.6%
|
$20.75 |
$19.42 |
Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)