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:
- Electric utility companies
- Communications companies
- Manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment
- Technical consulting companies
- Various manufacturing companies
- The public service
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.
- Writes specifications and technical reports.
- Develop 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 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $22.00
- Median
- $35.00
- Maximum
- $48.00
Job prospects for 2023-2027
sr.comparaison-region.titre
Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 9.8% Female
- 90.2% Male
- 9.8% Female
- 90.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
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
-
NAICS 334, 33512% of jobs
-
NAICS 2211% of jobs
-
NAICS 5413, 54147% of jobs
-
NAICS 621, 622, 6237% of jobs
-
NAICS 236% of jobs
-
Others57% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 334, 33512% of jobs
-
NAICS 2211% of jobs
-
NAICS 5413, 54147% of jobs
-
NAICS 621, 622, 6237% of jobs
-
NAICS 236% of jobs
-
Others57% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
College
DCS in engineering Physics Technology
Placement rate: 40.9%
54.5% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie du génie électrique : automatisation et contrôle (Nouvelle version)
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
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Troubleshooting
- Mathematics
- Information processing
- Oral expression
- Monitoring operations
- Quality control analysis
- Equipment maintenance
- Judgment and decision-making
- Repair
- System analysis
- Active learning
- Written expression
- Time management
- Coordination
- Teaching
- Result evaluation
- Systems evaluation
- Operations and control
- Social perception
- Equipment selection
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Digital dexterity
- Colour perception and distinction
- Perception speed
- Visualization
- Mathematical reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Written expression
- Hand-arm stability
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Manual dexterity
- Basic numeracy
- Control accuracy
- 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
- Lead flight simulator technician
- 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: February 14, 2024