Median Annual Wage: $58,790
Education: Associate's degree (51%); Post-secondary certificate  (38%); Bachelor's degree (9%)
Projected Growth: Average (8% to 14%)
Related Job Titles: Drafter; Designer; Mask Designer; Design Drafter; Senior Designer; Integrated Circuit IC Layout Designer (IC Layout Designer); Layout Designer; Printed Circuit Board PCB Designer (PCB Designer); Printed Circuit Board PCB Draftsman (PCB Draftsman); Senior Printed Circuit Board PCB Designer
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						 - Examine electronic schematics and supporting documents to develop, compute, and verify specifications for drafting data, such as configuration of parts, dimensions, and tolerances.
 - Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry and printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.
 - Locate files relating to specified design project in database library, load program into computer, and record completed job data.
 - Review work orders and procedural manuals and confer with vendors and design staff to resolve problems and modify design.
 
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						- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
 - Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
 - Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
 - Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
 - Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
 - Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
 - Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
 - Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
 - Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
 
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