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Industrial Technician
With a broad base of knowledge and technical skills, Industrial Technicians apply principles and theories of science, engineering, and mathematics to enhance technical performance, solve technical problems, and improve efficiency.
Most Industrial Technicians start by working under the close supervision of an experienced technician, technologist, engineer, or scientist. As you continue to gain experience, you will broaden your range of skills in managing, improving, and maintaining technological systems. There are any number of areas where you might work — research and development, quality control, conducting tests, collecting data, overseeing product standards, or developing new tools and techniques to perform given tasks.
At Baker, you study with industry professionals and get hands-on training in many different areas — a knowledge foundation that will enable you to succeed in any organization where the efficiency of machines, people, and computers are critical to success.
Career Facts
- The average annual salary for an Industrial Technician is $49,030.
- The projected growth and job prospects for this career vary by specialty. The best opportunties are for Environmental Engineering Technicians and Civil Engineering Technicians.
- As technology becomes more sophisticated, employers will look for technicians who are skilled in new technologies and who require little additional training.
- Industrial Technicians can specialize in any number of areas and can qualify for a variety of positions including system administrator, network engineer, electronics technologist, sales engineer, product or quality control engineer, research and development technologist or mechanical designer.
- As you gain experience, you’ll be given more difficult assignments with only general supervision. Some Industrial Technicians eventually become supervisors.
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Everything about our college is aimed at getting you the job you want in the shortest time possible — from our affordable tuition, to how we choose our programs, to our small class sizes, and flexible class schedules.
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