Vocational Programs for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Career

The role of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians is to apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $74,440 and $36 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 97,420 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians is $12,719. The average length of the programs is 571 hours and the average completion time is 9.45 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Engineering Technology	1,782	$24,560	-	594 Hours	9.81 Months
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	324	$15,883	$2,702	316 Hours	10.67 Months
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	41	$31,801	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	66	$5,371	$1,283	764 Hours	9.75 Months
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	95	$16,840	-	-	-
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology	4	-	-	-	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	41	$24,324	-	850 Hours	8.00 Months
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	92	$16,903	$1,734	329 Hours	9.00 Months

Related Occupations to Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians.

Related Occupations toElectrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	20,680	$73,110	$35
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	15,360	$72,430	$35
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	66,200	$75,290	$36
Lighting Technicians	9,520	$73,250	$35
Avionics Technicians	21,280	$77,080	$37
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	7,920	$76,380	$37
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34

Schools offering vocational programs for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

The following 1,112 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.