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What can you do with a
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians degree?

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians is high-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
3.4 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$24k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$68,766
Typical debt
—
4-yr net cost
$25,664
Monthly loan payment
—/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Cartographers and Photogrammetristscommon
AI risk 8 → 52 future · +6.4% demand
$71,500
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Techniciansleap
AI risk 7 → 48 future · +0.0% demand
$67,500
Non-Destructive Testing Specialistsleap
AI risk 0 → 29 future · +1.5% demand
$67,000
Surveyorsstretch
AI risk 0 → 49 future · +4.4% demand
$60,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.