Education:
52%
Bachelor's Degree
38%
Master's Degree
Photonics Engineers
Does this career fit your work personality?
Begin The Career Assessment TestGet Your FIT Score for this career.
?
FIT Score
Discover your work personality strengths.
This is a Premium Feature
Find your
- Best Fitting Careers
- Work Personality Strengths
- Work Style Preferences
- and more
Video coming soon
Job Outlook:
None
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Salary
High:
$168,320.00
Average:
$111,280.00
Hourly
Average:
$53.50
What they do:
Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.
On the job, you would:
- Analyze system performance or operational requirements.
- Develop optical or imaging systems, such as optical imaging products, optical components, image processes, signal process technologies, or optical systems.
- Develop or test photonic prototypes or models.
Personality
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
89% | Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. | |
|
|
85% | Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
|
|
75% | Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
|
|
75% | Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. | |
|
|
75% | Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
|
|
74% | Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. | |
|
|
71% | Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
|
|
70% | Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
|
|
65% | Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
|
|
63% | Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
|
|
62% | Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
|
|
59% | Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
|
|
51% | Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
100% | Investigative - Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service. | |
|
|
72% | Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Values of the Work Environment |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
78% | Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. | |
|
|
78% | Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. | |
|
|
67% | Working Conditions - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. | |
|
|
67% | Recognition - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
Aptitude
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
75% | Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |
|
|
75% | Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |
|
|
75% | Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |
|
|
75% | Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |
|
|
72% | Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |
|
|
72% | Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |
|
|
72% | Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |
|
|
69% | Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |
|
|
69% | Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |
|
|
69% | Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |
|
|
69% | Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. | |
|
|
66% | Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
|
|
66% | Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |
|
|
63% | Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |
|
|
63% | Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |
|
|
56% | Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |
|
|
56% | Flexibility of Closure - The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |
|
|
56% | Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
71% | Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |
|
|
71% | Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. | |
|
|
70% | Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems. | |
|
|
68% | Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. | |
|
|
68% | Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |
|
|
59% | Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |
|
|
57% | Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |
|
|
57% | Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |
|
|
57% | Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |
|
|
57% | Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |
|
|
57% | Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |
|
|
57% | Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |
|
|
55% | Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |
|
|
55% | Technology Design - Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. | |
|
|
54% | Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |
|
|
52% | Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
Operate industrial equipment.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Fabricate devices or components.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Identify new applications for existing technologies.
Research advanced engineering designs or applications.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Identify new applications for existing technologies.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Create physical models or prototypes.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Prepare detailed work plans.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Document technical design details.
Direct industrial production activities.
Update technical knowledge.
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Design electronic or computer equipment or instrumentation.
Design energy production or management equipment or systems.
Design industrial processing systems.
Prepare research or technical reports.
Write reports or evaluations.
Prepare proposal documents.
Prepare research or technical reports.
Write reports or evaluations.
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
99% | Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job? | |
|
|
99% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? | |
|
|
96% | Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
|
|
90% | Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? | |
|
|
85% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
|
|
84% | Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
|
|
81% | Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
|
|
78% | Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
|
|
75% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
|
|
70% | Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting? | |
|
|
64% | Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? | |
|
|
60% | Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? | |
|
|
56% | Consequence of Error - How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? | |
|
|
56% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
|
|
53% | Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos? | |
|
|
52% | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? | |
|
|
51% | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? | |
|
|
81% | Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
89% | Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. | |
|
|
87% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
|
|
84% | Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. | |
|
|
84% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
|
|
79% | Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. | |
|
|
79% | Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. | |
|
|
76% | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. | |
|
|
76% | Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. | |
|
|
71% | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment - Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. | |
|
|
71% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | |
|
|
69% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
|
|
65% | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information - Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. | |
|
|
64% | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. | |
|
|
64% | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others - Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. | |
|
|
63% | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. | |
|
|
60% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
|
|
59% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
|
|
57% | Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. | |
|
|
57% | Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. | |
|
|
57% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
|
|
52% | Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |