Electrical and electronic engineering technicians comprise about 43 percent of all engineering technicians.
Most employers prefer applicants with an associate degree in engineering technology.
Their work is more limited in scope and more practically oriented than that of scientists and engineers. Many engineering technicians assist engineers and scientists, especially in research and development. In manufacturing, they may assist in product design, development, or production. Engineering technicians, who work in research and development, build or set up equipment, prepare and conduct experiments, calculate or record the results, as well as help engineers in other ways. Some make prototype versions of newly designed equipment.