TECHNICIANS

Overview

Technicians or engineering technicians, as they are known in the UK and USA, handle work that is limited in scope but very practically oriented. In fact, their utility is probably as much as that of scientists and engineers. They are an indispensable part of any project engineers and scientists are working on. They assist engineers and scientists in all spheres of their work in research and development, manufacturing, sales, construction, inspection or maintenance. Some technicians may work in quality control — inspecting products and processes.