The document outlines career opportunities in the electronics field, highlighting the high demand for workers in healthcare and various industries. It discusses typical job roles, expected employment growth, median wages for different positions, and available training programs at Riverside Community College. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of gaining skills and pursuing further education for career advancement.

1. Electronics Careers

2. Want to plug in to an exciting career in Electronics?

3. Combine your natural interests in gaming , computers , or robotics with a challenging, highly technical job and put your skills to work!

4. Electronics jobs exist everywhere… Healthcare Avionics Manufacturing Information Technology Government

5. And within Healthcare in particular, electronics workers are in high demand , as equipment must be installed, upgraded and repaired to keep up with changing technologies. Employment levels for Medical Equipment Repairers are expected to increase 24% by 2018.

6. On a typical day, an electronics worker might: Follow blueprints or technical drawings and assemble electrical components Test and calibrate electronics systems Troubleshoot operational problems Repair instrumentation, numerical controls or circuitry

7. Some common electronics job titles include: Electronics Technician Electrical Drafters Avionics Technician Electro-Mechanical Technician Medical Equipment Repairers Robotics Technician Electrical Engineer Electronics Repairer

8. The median hourly wages in 2009 were: Electronics Technician: $26.36 Electrical Drafters: $25.04 Avionics Technician: $24.31 Electro-Mechanical Technician: $23.62 Medical Equipment Repairers: $22.24 Robotics Technician: $23.62 Electrical Engineer: $44.70 Electronics Repairer: $26.68

9. Training Programs are Available Riverside Community College, Norco Campus A. S. Degree Programs Electronics Computer Systems Electronics Technology

10. Training Programs are Available Riverside Community College, Norco Campus Certificate Programs: Electronics Communications Electronics Documentation General Electronics Microcomputer Technology Microprocessor Technology Wireless and Fiber-optic Communications Analog and Digital Microelectronics Analog Electronics Technology Digital Electronics Technology Digital Technology and Documentation Electronics Circuit Analysis Analog Electronics, Analysis and Documentation

11. Building Your Future Your future can be much more than just a job. Gain new skills through training and education, and use them immediately once you’re employed. Later, consider earning specialized certifications or credentials, or even an advanced degree, to increase your worth as an employee. Moving into a supervisory or management role is possible with experience and sustained performance. See your future in 3D.

12. Learn More: SmarTrax The Center for Applied Competitive Technologies Riverside Community College - Norco Campus 2001 Third Street Norco, CA 92860 Phone: (951) 372-7138 www.SmarTrax.org