Calibrates, maintains and repairs the instruments that measure and control industrial processes — the pressure, flow, temperature and level devices used in refineries, power and water utilities, food and pharmaceutical plants and manufacturing. Applies measurement science, electronics and systematic troubleshooting to keep equipment within specification and to bring it back when it drifts. Commonly known on site as an instrument and control, or I&C, technician.
Pay
$46,680
Lower reported wage
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Not available in our data
$106,550
Upper reported wage
Annual U.S. salaries. Actual pay varies by location, employer, and experience. The lower and upper figures do not represent starting and senior salaries.
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Annual median review, October 27, 2026: The stored BLS occupation includes a broader population than this specialty, title, or credential. No separate annual median for this role has been verified in the reviewed source, so the broader occupation median is not presented as its own. The stored category 17-3028 covers Calibration Technologists and Technicians; a separate industrial instrumentation median was not verified. Sources: https://www.bls.gov/oes/2025/may/oes_stru.htm . Existing employment and projection figures were not refreshed.
SOC 17-3028BLS OEWS May 2025 occupation scope review; role-specific annual median unavailableVerified 2026-10-27View on BLS
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