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.