Calibration Technologists and Technicians
SOC 17-3028 · 2024-2034
Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $81,222per year
- Projected openings
- 1,070
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $101,910 | 110 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $81,188 | 120 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $73,834 | 130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $66,127 | 210 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $65,832 | 110 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $65,750 | 140 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $65,740 | 180 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | $101,771 | 1,580 | +12.5% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $88,500 | 11,520 | -2.9% |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $89,836 | 3,330 | +5.4% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $89,542 | 5,030 | +5.1% |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $83,833 | 1,700 | +5.3% |
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