Employment Percentage: 
12.535522576571
SOC ID: 
17-3098
SOC Title: 
Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
ONET ID: 
17-3029.12
ONET Concat ID: 
17302912
Median Salary: 
61379.29
Ed Level High School: 
0
Ed Level Certificate: 
4.17
Ed Level Some College: 
4.17
Ed Level Associates: 
41.669998
Ed Level Bachelors: 
41.669998
Ed Level Masters: 
4.17
Ed Level Doctor: 
4.17
Typical Ed Level: 
an Associate degree
Description: 

Operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of molecular or macromolecular composition. Work under the supervision of engineering staff.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Maintain work area according to cleanroom or other processing standards.</li><li>Operate nanotechnology compounding, testing, processing, or production equipment in accordance with appropriate standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, hazardous material restrictions, or health and safety requirements.</li><li>Repair nanotechnology processing or testing equipment or submit work orders for equipment repair.</li><li>Measure or mix chemicals or compounds in accordance with detailed instructions or formulas.</li><li>Monitor equipment during operation to ensure adherence to specifications for characteristics such as pressure, temperature, or flow.</li><li>Record nanotechnology test results in logs, laboratory notebooks, or spreadsheet software.</li><li>Calibrate nanotechnology equipment, such as weighing, testing, or production equipment.</li><li>Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in processing or characterizing materials according to physical or chemical properties.</li><li>Produce detailed images or measurement of objects, using tools such as scanning tunneling microscopes or oscilloscopes.</li><li>Perform functional tests of nano-enhanced assemblies, components, or systems, using equipment such as torque gauges or conductivity meters.</li><li>Maintain accurate record or batch-record documentation of nanoproduction.</li><li>Set up or execute nanoparticle experiments according to detailed instructions.</li><li>Assist nanoscientists, engineers, or technologists in writing process specifications or documentation.</li><li>Compile information or prepare reports on nanotechnology experiments or applications.</li><li>Assemble components, using techniques such as interference fitting, solvent bonding, adhesive bonding, heat sealing, or ultrasonic welding.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
35429.69
Top Annual Earnings: 
104970.02
Title Slug: 
nanotechnology-engineering-technician