Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians may engage in constructing, repairing, testing, installing, modifying, operating, or designing a variety of production or experimental types of complex electrical or electronic equipment.
Employers prefer applicants with specialized training.
Training is available at technical institutes, junior and community colleges, extension divisions of colleges, and in area vocational schools. Apprenticeship training is recommended. There were approximately 2,597 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians employed in Alabama in 1996. Many work in private industry and for the government. Others work for colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations.