Traditional engineering is primarily concerned with research and development. It involves a higher level of math and is much more theoretical, whereas engineering technology focuses more on applying theories. Someone with an engineering technology degree — like an engineering technician — is really the person who is practicing in the field. For instance, let's say you work for a cell phone company. You may have an engineer who designs the antenna arrays and phone parts, but if you're the engineering technician you’re going to take those designs and implement them until the phone works correctly. If you're looking for a career that is more vocational rather than theoretical, and you want to be involved when it comes to deploying designs and equipment or troubleshooting and repairing technologies, then engineering technology may be a good fit for you because that’s often the kind of work you’ll do in the field.