Georgia·Architecture and Engineering Occupations·SOC 17-3024

Best Electro-Mechanical programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment.

19 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 465 people a year. The job pays a median of $68,720 in Georgia across about 170 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledElectro-MechanicAutomation TechnicianInstrument SpecialistProcess Control TechnicianMechanical Technician (Mechanical Tech)Electronics Technician (Electronics Tech)Electromechanical Technician (EM Technician)Electrical and Instrumentation Technician (E and I Technician)
Graduates / yr
465
in Georgia
Median pay · Georgia
$68,720
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
170
people employed
Schools
19
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
39%
across those schools
Median net price
$30,244
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

6 programs in Georgia that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Georgia page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 15.0303In Georgia
166
35.7%
14$59,859$15,372
2
CIP 15.0000In Georgia
110
23.7%
8$59,718$25,375
3
CIP 15.0805In Georgia
91
19.6%
5$61,021$24,436
4
CIP 15.0404In Georgia
60
12.9%
3$60,286$15,383
5
CIP 15.0405In Georgia
33
7.1%
3$60,286$15,383
6
CIP 15.0406In Georgia
5
1.1%
1$60,286$15,383

Top 19 schools in Georgia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 19 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA Public · 3 feeder programs
154Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$64,72852%69%
2Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA Public · 4 feeder programs
91Instrumentation Technology/Technician43%
3Athens Technical College
Athens, GA Public · 3 feeder programs
36Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician51%
4Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
32Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician32%
5Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
26Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician38%
6Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
21Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician31%
7Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA Public · 3 feeder programs
21Instrumentation Technology/Technician47%
8Savannah State University
Savannah, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
15Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician$26,86828%
9Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
10Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician41%66%
10South Georgia State College
Douglas, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
10Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician16%
11Berry College
Mount Berry, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
9Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General69%$20,10864%
12Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
9Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician34%
13Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
8Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician44%
14West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA Public · 2 feeder programs
8Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General35%
15Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
6Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician43%
16Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
4Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician42%
17DeVry University - Georgia
Decatur, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician$67,39513%$30,244100%
18Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
2Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General42%72%
19Albany Technical College
Albany, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
1Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician42%

All 19 schools in Georgia

Every school in Georgia with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Georgia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesawPublic1543
Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRomePublic914
Athens Technical CollegeAthensPublic363
Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrencevillePublic322
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMariettaPublic262
Augusta Technical CollegeAugustaPublic212
Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsPublic213
Savannah State UniversitySavannahPublic152
Fort Valley State UniversityFort ValleyPublic101
South Georgia State CollegeDouglasPublic101
Berry CollegeMount BerryPrivate not-for-profit91
Lanier Technical CollegeGainesvillePublic92
Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkstonPublic81
West Georgia Technical CollegeWacoPublic82
Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboroPublic61

What electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians earn in Georgia

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Georgia
$68,720
Mean annual
$74,260
Jobs in state
170
What the range looks like
10th pct$47,620Median$68,72090th pct$119,080
Versus the national median
-7.0%

U.S. median $73,900. Georgia pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.34×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$73,550median
90 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.1%
Little or no change
Openings per year
1,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
200
15,000 → 15,100
Typical entry education
Associate's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians page.

How to become a Electro-Mechanical

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Associate's degree

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Georgia

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 10 majors mapped to Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 15.0000Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • 15.0001Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • 15.0303Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • 15.0403Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • 15.0404Instrumentation Technology/Technician
  • 15.0405Robotics Technology/Technician
  • 15.0406Automation Engineer Technology/Technician
  • 15.0407Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician
  • 15.0499Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • 15.0805Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians programs in Georgia.

What degree do you need to become an Electro-Mechanical?+

Associate's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, which awarded 166 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 35.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Electro-Mechanical?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 465 people a year in Georgia.

How much do electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians earn in Georgia?+

The median is $68,720 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 7.0% below the U.S. median of $73,900. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians growing?+

BLS projects a +1.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Georgia?+

19 institutions in Georgia reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Electro-Mechanic, Automation Technician, Instrument Specialist, Process Control Technician, Mechanical Technician (Mechanical Tech), Electronics Technician (Electronics Tech) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-3024.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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