Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.
US jobs
154K
Avg. wage
$60/h
GDP output/y
$51B
Tasks
26
AI Parity
34%
Related occupationsPhotonics Technicians · Microsystems Engineers · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer · Computer Hardware Engineers · Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians · Mechatronics Engineers · Nanosystems Engineers · Electrical Engineers
A specialization of Engineers, All Other.
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O*NET-SOC 17-2199.07 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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