Employment

Electromechanical engineering technicians held about 17,300 jobs nationally in 2012. The industries that employed the most electromechanical engineering technicians in 2012 were as follows:

• Architectural, engineering, and related services (13 percent)
• Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing (11 percent)
• Semiconductor and other electronic components manufacturing (10 percent)
• Scientific research and development services (8 percent)

Employment of electromechanical engineering technicians is projected to increase by about 4 percent from 2012 to 2022.

Environmental engineering technicians held about 19,000 jobs in 2012. The industries that employed the most environmental engineering technicians in 2012 were as follows:

• Engineering services (22 percent)
• Management, scientific, and technical consulting services (20 percent)
• Local government excluding education and hospitals (11 percent)
• Waste management and remediation services (9 percent)
• Testing laboratories (8 percent)

Employment opportunities are projected to increase 18 percent from 2012 to 2022.

Mechanical engineering technicians held about 47,500 jobs in 2012. The industries employing the most mechanical engineering technicians in 2012 were as follows:

• Engineering services (19 percent)
• Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (7 percent)
• Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (6 percent)
• Testing laboratories (5 percent)
• Navigational measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing (5 percent)

Employment opportunities are projected to grow 5 percent from 2012 to 2022.

Nanotechnology engineering technicians held about 68,000 jobs in 2012. The industries employing the most nanotechnology engineering technicians in 2012 were as follows:

• Government (33 percent)
• Manufacturing (24 percent)
• Professional, scientific, and technical services (19 percent)

Economic forecasts project 14,600 new job openings from 2012 to 2022.