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Specialties that raise your pay

• Industrial controls and automation

  PLC (programmable logic controller) and drive troubleshooting. The most in-demand skill in the field.

• Biomedical equipment

  Hospital equipment servicing. Steady, indoors, and hospitals pay well for it.

• Broadcast and radio frequency

  Transmitters, antennas and studio equipment. A shrinking field but a well-paid one.

• Calibration and metrology

  Keeping test equipment itself accurate. Quiet, precise work in labs and defense suppliers.