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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
What a mechanical engineering technologists and technician does
Become a mechanical engineering technologists and technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good mechanical engineering technologists and technician
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $48 per hour with a typical salary of $98,100 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $34 and $63 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $34,800 and $103,600 per year.
- 49% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $44 per hour with a typical salary of $37,100 per year.
Mechanical Engineering Technologists And Technician job outlook
- There are 881 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 127 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.