Calibration Technologists and Technicians
SOC 17-3028 · 2024-2034
Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $81,222per year
- Projected openings
- 1,070
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $101,910 | 110 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $81,188 | 120 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $73,834 | 130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $66,127 | 210 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $65,832 | 110 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $65,750 | 140 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $65,740 | 180 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $54,144
- A quarter earn under
- $63,622
- Half earn under
- $81,222
- Three quarters earn under
- $103,046
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $120,316
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | $101,771 | 1,580 | +12.5% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $88,500 | 11,520 | -2.9% |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $89,836 | 3,330 | +5.4% |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $89,542 | 5,030 | +5.1% |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians | $83,833 | 1,700 | +5.3% |
Programs that train for this job — 1
Medical Device Engineering Certificate
UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $7,348