Engineering technologies, industrial, advanced manufacturing and automotive technologies

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Are you interested in how things function?

Do you enjoy working with your hands, fixing technical problems and finding better solutions?

This Career Community leads to careers in advanced manufacturing, automation, automotive, civil engineering, electric power utility, electrical engineering, electrical maintenance, environmental, HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration), industrial technologies, welding and engineering transfer programs.

Critical skills and abilities

arm-hand steadiness
control precision
critical thinking
operation monitoring
problem sensitivity

Technical skills and knowledge

computer aided design (CAD) software
engineering and technology
mathematics
mechanical

Exploratory major

If you know this Career Community is the right fit for you but you’re unsure of your major, choose the engineering technology, industrial, advanced manufacturing and automotive technologies exploratory major to get started in the right direction. Your first 15 credit hours are applicable to all majors within this career community and you’ll get the experience to know which major is right for you. See admissions to apply.

If you are unsure if this Career Community is right for you, connect with career services to explore your options.

Consider these and other careers

Job title/description	Canton/Akron entry-level annual earnings	Canton/Akron average annual earnings
automotive service technician and mechanic diagnose, adjust, repair or overhaul automotive vehicles	$27,368	$45,880
civil engineering technologist and technician apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists	$37,326	$61,908
electrical and electronic engineering technologist and technician apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions	$41,781	$71,482
first-line supervisor of construction trades and extraction worker directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers	$42,804	$71,599
heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanic and installer install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces and heating stoves	$34,301	$54,609
heavy and tractor-trailer truck driver drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight; may be required to unload truck; requires commercial drivers’ license; includes tow truck drivers	$32,990	$51,953
industrial engineering technologist and technician apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff; may perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency	$38,575	$55,457
mechanical engineering technologist and technician apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists	$37,987	$57,320
multiple machine tool setter, operator set up, operate or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot	$29,428	$38,953
tool and die maker analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges and machinists’ hand tools	$35,701	$52,890
welder, cutter, solderer and brazer welder, cutter, solderer and brazer use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations or seams of fabricated metal products	$37,174	$46,833
Careers represented may require further education; an advisor will help you determine your pathway. source: Team NEO (Lightcast Data 2024)

Programs

Automotive and transportation technologies