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Photonics Technicians
$65.52K Median Salary 7.1K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 5.2% Job Growth
About This Career
Build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment.
Reported Job Titles
Fiber Optics Technician, Laser Technician (Laser Tech), Optomechanical Technician, Photonic Laboratory Technician (Photonic Lab Tech), Photonics Technician, Ruling Technician
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Problem Sensitivity
Finger Dexterity
Information Ordering
Near Vision
Oral Comprehension
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Oral Expression
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Control Precision
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Manual Dexterity
Perceptual Speed
Selective Attention
Visual Color Discrimination
Category Flexibility
Visualization
Knowledge
Engineering and Technology
Computers and Electronics
Mathematics
Mechanical
English Language
Physics
Design
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Operations Monitoring
Active Listening
Quality Control Analysis
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Equipment Maintenance
Monitoring
Troubleshooting
Judgment and Decision Making
Speaking
Writing
Repairing
Systems Evaluation
Time Management
Technology Skills
Computer aided design CAD software
Presentation software
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
Spreadsheet software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Development environment software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Internet browser software
Web page creation and editing software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Tools
Semiconductor process systems
Interferometers
Lasers
Power saws
Integrated circuit testers
Refrigerated and heated reach in environmental or growth chambers
Laser cutting machine
Surface testers
Power meters
Positioning jig
Oscilloscopes
Polishing machines
Scanning electron microscopes
Multimeters
Optical mounts
Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
Micrometers
Drill press or radial drill
Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers
Tension testers
Induction heaters
Facial shields
Comparators
Bench refractometers or polarimeters
Sawing machines
Jacks
Lab coats
Horizontal turning center
Soldering iron
Laboratory evaporators
Milling machines
Thickness measuring devices
Optical rails or bases
Optical diffusers
X ray diffraction equipment
Power grinders
Scanning probe microscopes
Laser welding machine
Laser measuring systems
Portable data input terminals
Photosensitive diodes
Semiconductor testers
HEPA filtered enclosures
Pocket calculator
Digital testers
Cutting machines
Cable splicing kits
Diffractometers
Signal generators
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Depth gauges
Fire extinguishers
Hardness testers
Calipers
Safety glasses
Isolators
Spectrometers
Magnifiers
Protective gloves
Loupes
Laboratory forceps
Monochromators
Spectrophotometers
Spherometers
Fiber optic fault locators
Personal computers
Binocular light compound microscopes
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