Laser & Optical Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Laser & Optical Technology degree recipients are Brighton, NY, Springfield, MA, and Westminster, CO. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Laser & Optical Technology degree recipients are Brighton, NY, Ottumwa, IA, and Sanford, NC. The most common degree awarded to students studying Laser & Optical Technology is a 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Laser & Optical Technology and the types of students that study this field. Monroe Community College awards the most degrees in Laser & Optical Technology in the US, but MIAT College of Technology and Monroe Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Laser & Optical Technology.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Laser & Optical Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (13 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (90 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Laser & Optical Technology, is Public, 2-year (90 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Laser & Optical Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Monroe Community College has the most Laser & Optical Technology degree recipients, with 47 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Laser & Optical Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Laser & Optical Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, MIAT College of Technology has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Laser & Optical Technology, with 4.09%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Laser & Optical Technology by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Engineering Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $108,057 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.
The industry that employs the most Engineering Technologies majors is Computer Systems Design, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The average salary for Engineering Technologies majors is $108,057 and the most common occupations are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Engineering Technologies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Engineering Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Engineering Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Software developers, Other managers, and Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Engineering Technologies majors working as Industrial engineers, including health & safety, Materials engineers, and Mechanical engineers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Engineering Technologies majors are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.96%, from 422,891 in 2021 to 426,951 in 2022.
The largest single share of Engineering Technologies graduates go on to work as Software developers (7.13%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Engineering Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Engineering Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Construction, and Architectural, engineering & related services.
The highest paying industries of Engineering Technologies majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Other consumer goods rental, and Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing .
The number of Engineering Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.96%, from 422,891 in 2021 to 426,951 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Engineering Technologies graduates by share is Computer Systems Design, followed by Construction. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Engineering Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Engineering Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Engineering Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Engineering Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Engineering Technologies is 44.8.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Engineering Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Engineering Technologies (97 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Engineering Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 36 years old, which represent 2.95% and 2.84% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Laser & Optical Technology are 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Associates Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Engineering Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Laser & Optical Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Laser & Optical Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Laser & Optical Technology.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Engineering Technologies degrees (6.95 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (53,083 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Laser & Optical Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laser & Optical Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Laser & Optical Technology majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Selection, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Laser & Optical Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
