Vocational Programs for Photonics Technicians Career

The role of Photonics Technicians is to build, install, test, or maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, such as lasers, lenses, or mirrors, using spectrometers, interferometers, or related equipment..

26 vocational programs could be taken for the Photonics Technicians career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Photonics Technicians is $12,675. The average length of the programs is 498 hours and the average completion time is 7.09 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Photonics Technicians Career

The following 26 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Photonics Technicians.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Photonics Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians	6	$32,675	-	-	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	36	$25,839	-	594 Hours	9.81 Months
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician	22	$27,466	-	40 Hours	1.00 Months
Audio Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$55,877	-	-	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician	55	$19,290	-	-	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	179	$13,584	$1,164	512 Hours	9.97 Months
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (other)	15	$22,622	-	-	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	34	$29,580	$2,600	900 Hours	6.00 Months
Metallurgical Technology/Technician	4	-	-	-	-
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician	23	$3,066	$831	1,050 Hours	9.00 Months
Chemical Engineering Technology/Technician	5	-	-	-	-
Composite Materials Technology/Technician	7	$4,698	$342	172 Hours	2.00 Months
Marine Engineering Technology/Technician	2	$29,940	-	-	-
Mining Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Hydraulics and Fluid Power Technology/Technician	11	$29,778	-	-	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	37	$24,324	-	850 Hours	8.00 Months
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	80	$16,903	$1,734	329 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Hardware Technology/Technician	6	-	-	-	-
Computer Software Technology/Technician	13	$25,925	-	37 Hours	9.00 Months
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	3	$21,530	-	-	-
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician	4	$27,466	-	-	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	106	$21,066	-	-	-
Power Plant Technology/Technician	3	$30,226	-	-	-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	52	$8,217	$130	-	-
Wind Energy Technology/Technician	7	-	-	-	-
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians, Other	1	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Photonics Technicians Career

The following 22 occupations are related to Photonics Technicians.

Related Occupations toPhotonics Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Electrical Engineers	185K	$117,680	$57
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Industrial Engineers	333K	$103,150	$50
Mechanical Engineers	281K	$105,220	$51
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	10,640	$81,280	$39
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	97,420	$74,440	$36
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	15,360	$72,430	$35
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	13,780	$58,780	$28
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	73,020	$66,640	$32
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	38,930	$67,990	$33
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Chemists	83,530	$95,560	$46
Materials Scientists	8,810	$112,440	$54
Chemical Technicians	55,880	$60,920	$29
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	7,920	$76,380	$37
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	58,320	$69,810	$34
Medical Equipment Repairers	64,400	$64,140	$31
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	585K	$49,260	$24

Schools offering vocational programs for Photonics Technicians

The following 555 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Photonics Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.