Vocational Programs for Semiconductor Processing Technicians Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
26K	$23.54	$48,970

The role of Semiconductor Processing Technicians is to perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties The average annual wage of the occupations is $48,970 and $24 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Semiconductor Processing Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 26,450 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Semiconductor Processing Technicians is $23,201. The average length of the programs is 614 hours and the average completion time is 14.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Semiconductor Processing Technicians Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Semiconductor Processing 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.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology	1	-	-	-	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	115	$23,201	$3,557	614 Hours	14.25 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Semiconductor Processing Technicians

The following 115 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Semiconductor Processing Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.