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Occupational Summary for Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other (17-3029)
Oregon Statewide
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Description: All engineering technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.
Employment Projections
Region Employment Projected Annual Openings
2006 2016 Growth Replacement Total
Oregon Statewide 1,191 1,252 6 29 36
Current Job Openings
Job Title Location Order Number Wage Offered
Senior Electrical Engineering Technician - 254489ims Portland 663699 $30.00/hr
Equipment / Process Technician Iii / Iv (10-11106) Beaverton 663278 DOE
Test Engineering Technicial Hillsboro 659844 DOE
Research Associate Wilsonville 655765 to $22.01/hr
Engineering Tech Labview / Dvm / Oscilloscope Hillsboro 655005 DOE
Wages
Region ----- 2009 Wages -----
Median Hourly Avg
Annual		 Middle Range
Oregon Statewide $26.40 $53,482 $19.94 - 30.72
Industries of Employment
private sector only
Industry 2006
Employment
Total, All Industries 1,191
Manufacturing 502
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 151
Wholesale Trade 50
Utilities 41
Management of Companies and Enterprises 40
Information 19
Occupations with Similar Skills
Occupation Skill Overlap
Industrial Engineering Technicians 51%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 49%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 48%
Aerospace Engineering And Operations Technicians 46%
Environmental Engineering Technicians 44%
Statewide Employment Analysis
2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at a very slow rate in Oregon. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average.

Reasonable employment opportunities exist due to the need to fill replacement job openings.

Educational Requirements
Workers must have an associate to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with an associate degree and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.