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Photonics Engineers

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics · Engineering and Technology

Job zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 17-2199.07

Pay and outlook shown for

$117,620
median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$79k10th$118kMedian$160k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $79,240, 25th $95,540, Median $117,620, 75th $139,010, 90th $160,020

New workers start near $79,240; experienced workers reach $160,020. About 760 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
+11.9%
Alamo region, 959 to 1,073 jobs · U.S. +2%
Openings a year
68
in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 9,300
Employed in 2024
959
in the Alamo region · U.S. 158,800

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

3 programs, with the college that teaches each.

  1. Engineering

    Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

  2. Engineering

    Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

  3. Engineering

    Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

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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.

  1. Critical Thinking4.8
  2. Reading Comprehension5.0
  3. Writing4.8
  4. Active Listening4.1
  5. Active Learning5.0
  6. Mathematics4.9
  7. Speaking4.0
  8. Science4.0

What the work is

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

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.

  1. Associate degree5%
  2. Bachelor's degree52%
  3. Master's degree38%
  4. Doctoral or professional5%

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