Vocational Programs for Semiconductor Processing Technicians Career

The role of Semiconductor Processing Technicians is to perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $48,970 and $24 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Semiconductor Processing Technicians career. Based on BLS data, a total of 26,450 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Semiconductor Processing Technicians is $23,201. The average length of the programs is 614 hours and the average completion time is 14.25 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Semiconductor Processing Technicians Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Semiconductor Processing 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 Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology	1	-	-	-	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	115	$23,201	$3,557	614 Hours	14.25 Months

Related Occupations to Semiconductor Processing Technicians Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Semiconductor Processing Technicians.

Related Occupations toSemiconductor Processing Technicians
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Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	13,220	$67,360	$32
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	66,200	$75,290	$36
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	63,370	$45,440	$22
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	159K	$42,060	$20
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14,950	$46,540	$22
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	31,970	$42,550	$20
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	14,520	$45,270	$22
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	18,240	$41,280	$20
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Schools offering vocational programs for Semiconductor Processing Technicians

The following 115 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Semiconductor Processing Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.