Calibration Technician
Impact: Quality assurance, Safety, Operational efficiency
Inspect, adjust, and test measurement devices against standards to ensure proper output and precision across various industries.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 60% Team / 40% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- 10-20% domestic
- Schedule flexibility
- Structured
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $65,040
- Entry-level
- $45,000 - $55,000
- Senior
- $85,000 - $105,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5% (faster than average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate to 50-80% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Metrology
- Test Equipment Operation
- Quality Control
- Troubleshooting
- Electronics
- Data Recording
Soft skills
- Detail-oriented
- Critical-thinking
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Dexterity
Technical complexity: High
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- Optional
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Junior Calibration Technician
- Calibration Technician
- Senior Calibration Technician
- Metrology Specialist
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to low risk due to hands-on precision and problem-solving
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.4/10
- Meaning
- 3.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate