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Science, Engineering and Production Technicians

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of technical support functions.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£19,405
£31,330
£48,211

New workers start around £19,405. Normal pay is £31,330 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £48,211.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 43,119 vacancies for this type of job

4.11%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Sets up school laboratories for demonstrations and experiments, operates and maintains equipment and supports the teaching of students.

  • Otherwise assists technologists as directed.

  • Performs calculations and records and interprets data.

  • Undertakes tests and takes measurements and readings.

  • Sets up apparatus for experimental, demonstration or other purposes.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Quantity Surveying

  • Project Management

  • Construction

  • Surveying

  • Procurement

  • Demolition

  • Subcontracting

  • Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

  • Auditing

  • Risk Analysis

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Detail Oriented

  • Teaching

  • Problem Solving

  • Organizational Skills

  • Planning

  • Research

  • Operations

  • English Language

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Mechanical Engineering

Nottingham College

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Civil Engineering

Bristol, University of the West of England

BEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Bristol · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

General Engineering

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College

HNC · 2 Years · Part-time · Nuneaton · 09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Global Design Engineering

The Engineering & Design Institute London

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Engineering (General Engineering)

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Kingston upon Thames · 09/2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Mechanical Engineering

University of Leeds

BEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Leeds · 25/09/2024

Tariff points: 144/165

Civil Engineering

University of Huddersfield

MEng · 4 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 128/136

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Liverpool John Moores University

MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 128/136

Automotive Engineering

University of Bedfordshire

BEng (Hon) · 3 Years · Full-time · Luton · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

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