Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Manufacturing · Manufacturing Production Process Development
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $47,400; experienced workers reach $110,530. About 70 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +13.1%
- Openings a year
- 9
- Employed in 2024
- 99
Typical entry education: Associate's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
1 program, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Active Listening3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Speaking3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.5
- Writing3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
What the work is
Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
- Draft detail drawing or sketch for drafting room completion or to request parts fabrication by machine, sheet or wood shops.
- Review project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, and objectives, and test nature of technical problems such as redesign.
- Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements fabrication, assembly and testing.
- Set up and conduct tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate proposals for improving equipment performance.
- Analyze test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications.
- Calculate required capacities for equipment of proposed system to obtain specified performance and submit data to engineering personnel for approval.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less8%
- Certificate33%
- Some college9%
- Associate degree14%
- Bachelor's degree37%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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