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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

All engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.

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Median pay BLS, 2025$78,350
Openings a year BLS, 2025–355,400
Typical education to start BLSAssociate's degree
AI exposure BLS, Aug 2026 High
Projected job growth BLS, 2025–35 +2.8%

What the data says: Jobs are projected to grow 2.8% by 2035. Its tasks haven't been rated for what AI could do. How to think about this →

About this projection

BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”

It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”

On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”

BLS figures cover the broader occupation “Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other”, which includes this one and others.

Recent conditions

  • In 2024, 2.6% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters”
  • From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 7.9 hires for every 10 job openings in professional and business services, which employs about 32% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.

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Pay compared with all occupations BLS median wages Pays more than 71% of 825 occupations
lowest-paidhighest-paid

Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates

$53k$107knot published

Median pay in every state
StateMedianMiddle half earnJobs
Alabama$74,650$47,640 to $96,310690
Alaska$89,810$62,620 to $106,870380
Arizona$59,580$49,010 to $78,050990
Arkansas$68,060$50,140 to $79,440230
California$80,480$63,250 to $104,6007,330
Colorado$76,110$59,900 to $88,0901,260
Connecticut$74,870$61,170 to $98,2601,300
Delaware$75,780$63,210 to $76,140not published
District of Columbianot publishednot published470
Florida$70,500$54,580 to $89,2302,820
Georgia$68,370$52,670 to $87,3201,890
Guam$81,330$76,400 to $91,560100
Hawaii$90,040$69,860 to $107,930410
Idaho$65,790$50,510 to $84,120260
Illinois$79,800$64,840 to $93,470940
Indiana$88,880$76,060 to $107,720480
Iowa$63,120$50,860 to $79,220380
Kansas$61,710$60,390 to $72,330920
Kentucky$65,660$42,680 to $78,850380
Louisiana$58,960$46,200 to $79,2502,110
Maine$107,060$92,100 to $120,430810
Maryland$99,970$77,770 to $122,8702,630
Massachusetts$67,450$51,040 to $83,090990
Michigan$73,960$51,920 to $84,1001,130
Minnesota$81,290$69,900 to $93,660670
Mississippi$79,350$63,130 to $91,170350
Missouri$72,320$61,970 to $88,980590
Montana$65,730$48,350 to $78,100210
Nebraska$67,200$50,970 to $82,000260
Nevada$93,670$78,870 to $107,090590
New Hampshire$76,720$62,210 to $95,650340
New Jersey$87,450$64,760 to $113,550880
New Mexico$101,750$98,520 to $119,3501,390
New York$65,530$51,260 to $80,6902,000
North Carolina$72,070$53,670 to $84,9301,530
North Dakota$80,990$63,210 to $102,400100
Ohio$77,590$60,800 to $95,9001,340
Oklahoma$81,330$64,730 to $96,100870
Oregon$76,960$60,060 to $86,4901,010
Pennsylvania$68,930$49,590 to $86,9001,610
Puerto Rico$43,640$37,820 to $61,32080
Rhode Island$94,570$77,510 to $108,230380
South Carolina$80,540$61,410 to $98,520620
Tennessee$58,700$45,290 to $81,950990
Texas$73,860$52,120 to $98,2807,110
Utah$79,370$67,800 to $95,750920
Vermont$52,770$52,040 to $63,860130
Virginia$98,410$79,620 to $110,9303,720
Washington$99,720$79,000 to $116,2102,310
West Virginia$81,330$61,110 to $95,570450
Wisconsin$74,940$58,890 to $91,170480
Wyoming$79,440$66,800 to $93,790130

Nationally: $78,350. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this

How AI touches the work

What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.

How to read this

Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.

The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.

More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude

High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs

BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.

AI exposure and projected job growth, 831 occupationsLow exposure: 134 of 213 occupations projected to grow. Moderate exposure: 151 of 206 occupations projected to grow. High exposure: 165 of 206 occupations projected to grow. Very high exposure: 141 of 206 occupations projected to grow.-20%-15%-10%-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%Low134 of 213 growingModerate151 of 206 growingHigh165 of 206 growingVery high141 of 206 growing11 occupations outside −20% to +25% are drawn at the edge. Click a dot to see that occupation.Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other: +2.8%Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAI exposure and projected job growth, 831 occupationsLow exposure: 134 of 213 occupations projected to grow. Moderate exposure: 151 of 206 occupations projected to grow. High exposure: 165 of 206 occupations projected to grow. Very high exposure: 141 of 206 occupations projected to grow.-20%-15%-10%-5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%Low134 of 213Moderate151 of 206High165 of 206Very high141 of 20611 occupations outside −20% to +25% are drawn at the edge. Tap a dot.Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other: +2.8%Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

Career moves into and out of this occupation

From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.

Where people moved next

of 169,436 moves out

  1. 1 Engineers, All Other Very high +3.7% 6%
  2. 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 6%
  3. 3 Computer Occupations, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 5%
  4. 4 Software Developers, Applications (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
  5. 5 Architectural and Engineering Managers High +5.5% 4%

Where people moved in from

of 179,324 moves in

  1. 1 Computer Occupations, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 5%
  2. 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
  3. 3 Engineers, All Other Very high +3.7% 4%
  4. 4 Software Developers, Applications (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 4%
  5. 5 Computer User Support Specialists Very high -3.5% 4%

The resume data uses 2010 occupation codes. This occupation comes from “Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other” and “Radar and Sonar Technicians”, which today also include “Calibration Technologists and Technicians”, so these figures cover it too. The data has no figures for “Radar and Sonar Technicians”, so it isn't included. Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).

Education and training for the occupation

Education people in it hold

Census survey (American Community Survey)

  • 4% less than high school
  • 25% high school
  • 30% some college
  • 18% associate's
  • 18% bachelor's
  • 4% master's
  • 1% doctorate

Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters” · 4,846 people surveyed.

Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in the Census group “Other engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters”

Programs that prepare people for it (NCES)
34 programs, such as Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians and Laser and Optical Technology/Technician.
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Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023

BLS publishes no credential figures for this occupation.

Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor

  • Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
  • Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
  • License Finder ↗ licenses by state
  • Apprenticeship Finder ↗ DOL lists 2 registered apprenticeships in this occupation (LABORATORY ASST, METALLURGICAL; Welding Technician). Apprenticeship.gov can't be linked to one occupation, so search for “Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other” there.

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BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS

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