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Certifications that raise your rate

• Certified Electronics Technician

  ETA International (the Electronics Technicians Association) runs it at an associate level for newcomers and journeyman levels by specialty.

• Engineering technology certification

  The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies runs levels one through three in areas like electrical power testing.

• PLC (programmable logic controller) training

  Factory automation skills are in constant short supply and go straight onto your hourly rate.

• Fiber optics installation

  Short certification courses, and data center and telecom work is expanding fast.