Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Job description
These individuals provide technical services in the design, production, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment. They are employed by:
- The government
- Electric utility companies
- Communications companies
- Manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment
- Technical consulting firms
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Design, develop, test, and adjust components, assemblies, equipment, and systems.
- Supervise the construction and testing of prototypes.
- Conduct applied research under the direction of Researchers or Engineers.
- Install and operate equipment and systems, maintain them, and evaluate the performance of components.
- Write specifications and technical reports.
- Establish schedules and budgets.
- Prepare estimates and specifications.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility to related positions (maintenance and repair of electronic equipment, instrumentation, avionics, etc.).
- Experience leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $25.64
- Median
- $36.41
- Maximum
- $52.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
13,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 9.8% Female
- 90.2% Male
Not available.
- 9.8% Female
- 90.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$75,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 334, 33512% of jobs
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NAICS 2211% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54147% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6237% of jobs
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NAICS 236% of jobs
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Others57% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 334, 33512% of jobs
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NAICS 2211% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54147% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6237% of jobs
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NAICS 236% of jobs
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Others57% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in engineering Physics Technology
Code : 244A0
Placement rate: 40.9%
54.5% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie du génie électrique : automatisation et contrôle
Code : 243D0
Placement rate: 73.3%
23.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Professional Technologists]) to use the title of Professional Technologist.
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of industry norms and standards may be an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Critical thought
- Solving complex problems
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Troubleshooting
- Mathematics
- Information processing
- Oral expression
- Monitoring operations
- Quality control analysis
- Equipment maintenance
- Judgment and decision-making
- Repair
- Active learning
- System analysis
- Written expression
- Time management
- Coordination
- Teaching
- Equipment selection
- Result evaluation
- Systems evaluation
- Operations and control
- Social perception
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Information organization
- Colour perception and distinction
- Digital dexterity
- Perception speed
- Visualization
- Mathematical reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Written expression
- Hand-arm stability
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Distance vision
- Idea generation
- Selective attention
- Basic numeracy
- Control accuracy
- Manual dexterity
- Speech recognition
Knowledge and attributes
- Leadership
- Autonomy
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Versatility
- Sense of initiative
- Creativity
- Knowledge of engineering and technology
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
Interests
- Work with numbers
- Create, design
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Make, build, install
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 22310
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
Job titles
- Electrical Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electrical technician
- Electrical engineering technician
- Electrical engineering technologist
- Electronics engineering technologist
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- Circuit designer - railway
- Computer inspector-tester
- Calibration tester
- Control systems tester
- Electronic systems tester
- Electronics quality control troubleshooter
- Engineering technologist - electrical power distribution
- Airborne electronic sensor operator - canadian armed forces
- Electrical and electronics quality control technologist
- Repairer - electronics production
- Electronic production repairer
- Audio amplifier repairer - production
- Medical laboratory equipment repairer
- Hospital electronic equipment repairer
- Research laboratory equipment repairer
- Paramedical equipment repairer
- Medical instruments repairer
- Biomedical and laboratory equipment repairer
- Test equipment repairer - oil exploration
- Radar technician
- Electronic equipment maintenance technician
- Electronic components inspection technician
- Production support technician - electronics manufacturing
- Electronics production support technician
- Controls technician - electrical and electronics
- Fibre optics technician
- Physical sciences laboratory technician
- Electromedical equipment technician
- Electrical power supply system technician
- Satellite technician
- Flight simulator technician
- Sonar technician
- Radar systems technician
- Computer communications technician
- Home lighting technician
- Electromechanical technician
- Electronics technician
- Drilling rigs electronic technician
- Digital electronics technician
- Microwave maintenance technician
- Test technician
- Electronics manufacturing technician
- Holographics technician
- Laser technician
- Metrology technician
- Electrical power system planning technician
- Electrical power system technician
- Electrical and electronics design technologist
- Electronics design technologist
- Electrical engineering design technologist
- Electronics engineering design technologist
- Lines distribution design technologist
- Electronic prototype technologist
- Electricity distribution network technologist
- Underground distribution technologist - electrical power
- Satellite technologist
- Communications technologist
- Metering technologist
- Satellite verification technologist
- Development technologist - telecommunications
- Lighting technologist
- Electronics technologist
- Biomedical electronics technologist - canadian armed forces
- Physics department electronics technologist
- Electronics manufacturing technologist
- Fibre optics technologist
- Radio frequency technologist
- Biomedical engineering technologist
- Holographics technologist
- Computer hardware technologist
- Metrics technologist
- Distribution planning technologist
- Protection technologist - electrical power system
- Space vision technologist
- Optics technologist
- Control panels tester
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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