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What can you do with a
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General degree?

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General 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.
2.9 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$33k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$77,550
Typical debt
$24,688
4-yr net cost
$58,148
Monthly loan payment
$281/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Techniciansleap
AI risk 2 → 41 future · +0.6% demand
$79,000
Non-Destructive Testing Specialistsleap
AI risk 0 → 29 future · +1.5% demand
$67,000
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicianscommon
AI risk 8 → 59 future · +2.1% demand
$64,260
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Techniciansleap
AI risk 0 → 44 future · +1.7% demand
$61,714
● 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.