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Semiconductor Processing Technicians
AUTOMATION RISK
96%
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WAGES
$39,870
or $19.17 hourly
What is the risk of automation?
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What have our users voted the risk to be?
This occupation has been voted '54%' by our users to be fully automated within the next two decades.
Our visitors have voted that it's unclear if this occupation will be replaced by robots/AI. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: a 96% chance of automation.
How likely do you think this occupation will be taken over by robots/AI within the next 20 years?
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How quickly is this occupation growing?
The number of 'Semiconductor Processing Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 3.4% by 2031
'Semiconductor Processing Technicians' is expected to be a slow growing occupation in comparison to other occupations.
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.
What are the median wages for 'Semiconductor Processing Technicians' in the United States?
In 2021 the median annual wage for 'Semiconductor Processing Technicians' was $39,870, or $19.17 hourly
'Semiconductor Processing Technicians' are paid 12.9% lower than the national median wage, which stands at $45,760
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
How many people are employed as semiconductor processing technicians?
As of 2021 there were 24,020 people employed as Semiconductor Processing Technicians within the United States.
This represents around 0.02% of the employed workforce across the country.
Put another way, around 1 in 5 thousand people are employed as Semiconductor Processing Technicians.
Job description
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.
SOC Code: 51-9141.00
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