What Can I Do With A Major In Electronics Technology?

Introduction

The Electronics Technology program offers a broad-based foundation in electronics starting with the fundamentals of AC and DC electrical theory and culminating in the use and hands-on applications of electronic communications, robotics, and instrumentation. This foundation provides a springboard into the many applications available to the electronics technician, as well as providing a path to further education such as an electronics engineering degree.

Electronics technology is used in almost all occupations and lifestyles, commercial, residential, and industrial: automotive control systems, television, radio, entertainment systems, home appliances, computers, satellite communications, public address systems, fire and life safety systems, and hand-held devices of all kinds. The list is truly endless. Try to find some aspect of your life that does not incorporate electronics technology.

Electronics technicians perform a myriad of tasks, which range from preventive maintenance inspections to major repairs, from installations to design and engineering, from prototyping to finished product. The possibilities for employment are as wide-ranging as the applications for electronics technology is vast. Graduates from this program are employed, or have been employed, as electronics technicians, application engineers, field engineers, project managers, supervisors, managers, and business owners throughout Montana and across the United States.

A Sample of Related Occupations

Related Occupations Related Occupations Related Occupations
Audio and Video Equipment Technician Broadcast Technician Cable Television Technician
Certified Electronics Technician Communications Equipment Operator Computer and Office Machine Repairer
Electrical Installer Electrician Electronic Service Technician
Electronics Assembler Engineering Technician Equipment Repairer
Fiber Optic Installation Technician Gaffer Industrial Electricians
Line and Cable Workers Line Installers and Cable Splicers Medical Equipment Repairers
Power Plant Operators Power System Electricians Power System Operator
Radar and Sonar Operators Radio Mechanics Radio Technician
Recording Engineer Security Alarm Installer Semiconductor Developer
Ship Electricians Signal and Track Switch Repairers Sound Technician Telecommunications Installation and Repair
Telecommunications Specialist Telecommunications Technician Television Systems Engineer
Transformer Repairer
   
 
Types of Employers
Private and Non-profit Organizations
 

Architectural Design Firms

Computer Firms

Electronics Firms

Hospitals/Medical Centers

Manufacturing Firms

 
Government Agencies
 

City/State/Federal Agencies

Defense Department

Forest Service

Law Enforcement

Weather Service

Public Schools

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Professional Associations

For additional career information, see the Occupational Outlook Handbook