Career roadmap
How to become a Semiconductor Processing Technicians
What you would actually do
The tasks Semiconductor Processing Technicianss spend real time on, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
- Record operational or production data.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
- Adjust flow of electricity to tools or production equipment.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
- Load items into ovens or furnaces.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Operations Monitoring3.6/5
- Reading Comprehension3.4/5
- Critical Thinking3.4/5
- Active Listening3.3/5
- Monitoring3.3/5
- Quality Control Analysis3.3/5
- Speaking2.9/5
- Social Perceptiveness2.9/5
- Coordination2.9/5
- Operation and Control2.9/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Semiconductor Processing Technicianss are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Realistic6.4/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional5.1/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Investigative3.1/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Enterprising1.4/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Social1.1/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Artistic1.0/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
