Occupation AtlasPhotonics Engineers
O*NET · 17-2199.07
Photonics Engineers
Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RICRealistic · Investigative · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.90
- I Investigative5.88
- C Conventional3.96
- A Artistic2.80
- E Enterprising1.70
- S Social1.39
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (30%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (30%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (44%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.9Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- WritingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.6Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- SciencebasicImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Operations AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- Technology DesignImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign the handle on a hand tool for easier gripping
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- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Equipment SelectionImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Choose a software application to complete a work assignment
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Time ManagementImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.8Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the circuit causing an electrical system to fail
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
- RepairingImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
- PersuasionImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- NegotiationImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Service OrientationImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- ProgrammingImportance 2.3Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- InstallationImportance 1.3Level —
Tasks
19 core · 7 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Analyze system performance or operational requirements.Importance 4.1
- Develop optical or imaging systems, such as optical imaging products, optical components, image processes, signal process technologies, or optical systems.Importance 4.1
- Design, integrate, or test photonics systems or components.Importance 4.0
- Develop or test photonic prototypes or models.Importance 4.0
- Assist in the transition of photonic prototypes to production.Importance 3.9
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, continue education, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in the field.Importance 3.8
- Conduct testing to determine functionality or optimization or to establish limits of photonics systems or components.Importance 3.7
- Determine applications of photonics appropriate to meet product objectives or features.Importance 3.7
- Write reports or proposals related to photonics research or development projects.Importance 3.7
- Design electro-optical sensing or imaging systems.Importance 3.6
- Conduct research on new photonics technologies.Importance 3.6
- Document photonics system or component design processes, including objectives, issues, or outcomes.Importance 3.6
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- Train operators, engineers, or other personnel.Importance 3.4
- Design photonics products, such as light sources, displays, or photovoltaics, to achieve increased energy efficiency.Importance 3.4
- Analyze, fabricate, or test fiber-optic links.Importance 3.3
- Design gas lasers, solid state lasers, infrared, or other light emitting or light sensitive devices.Importance 3.2
- Create or maintain photonic design histories.Importance 3.2
- Oversee or provide expertise on manufacturing, assembly, or fabrication processes.Importance 3.2
- Determine commercial, industrial, scientific, or other uses for electro-optical applications or devices.Importance 3.1
- Design solar energy photonics or other materials or devices to generate energy.Importance 3.0
- Design or redesign optical fibers to minimize energy loss.Importance 2.7
- Develop photonics sensing or manufacturing technologies to improve the efficiency of manufacturing or related processes.Importance 2.7
- Develop laser-processed designs, such as laser-cut medical devices.Importance 2.5
- Design or develop new crystals for photonics applications.Importance 2.4
- Design laser machining equipment for purposes such as high-speed ablation.Importance 2.3
- Select, purchase, set up, operate, or troubleshoot state-of-the-art laser cutting equipment.Importance 2.1
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 4.8Level 6.5Level 7 looks like: Plan for the impact of weather in designing a bridge
- MathematicsImportance 4.6Level 5.7
- PhysicsImportance 4.6Level 5.8
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 4.2Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- DesignImportance 4.0Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
- English LanguageImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- MechanicalImportance 3.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
- ChemistryImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Use the proper concentration of chlorine to purify a water source
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- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.7Level 2.9
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.3Level 2.9
- AdministrativeImportance 2.2Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Direct phone calls to the appropriate staff member
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Process a customer's dry-cleaning drop off
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Education and TrainingImportance 2.0Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Show someone how to bowl
- Law and GovernmentImportance 1.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.8Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
- BiologyImportance 1.6Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- TransportationImportance 1.5Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- GeographyImportance 1.4Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.4Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- PsychologyImportance 1.3Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.1Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.0Level —
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.0Level —
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Information OrderingImportance 4.0Level 4.4
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
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- Oral ExpressionImportance 3.8Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- OriginalityImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.8Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.6Level 4.6
- Near VisionImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Number FacilityImportance 3.5Level 4.3Level 5 looks like: Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- VisualizationImportance 3.3Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
- Far VisionImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.8
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.6Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Time SharingImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Auditory AttentionImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
- Rate ControlImportance 1.8Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Response OrientationImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.6Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Static StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.6Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.5Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.4Level 5.7
- Getting InformationImportance 4.4Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Processing InformationImportance 4.2Level 5.6
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 4.2Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.0Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
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- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 3.8Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.8Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.6Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.5Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.4Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.3Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.3Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.3Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 3.1Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Operate a drilling rig
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 2.9Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 2.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Make repairs by removing and replacing circuit boards
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 2.9Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 2.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 2.7Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.5Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.8
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 2.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.1Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.0Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 1.4Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
52 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (6)
- C++hot
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorkshot
- Pythonhot
- The MathWorks MATLABhot
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Zemax
Hot (21; 4 more marked hot above)
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- C
- C#
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Go
- Linux
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Java
- Perl
- R
- SAS
- Shell script
- UNIX
Other tools (25)
- Adept Scientific GRAMS
- Apollo Photonics APSS
- BPM_CAD
- Computer-aided drafting or design software
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Debugging software
- ESRI software
- Finite element analysis FEA software
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- Mapping software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Optical Research Associates LightTools
- Optiwave OptiBPM
- Optiwave OptiFDTD
- Optiwave OptiSPICE
- Pattern recognition software
- Photon Design CrystalWave
- Photon Design FIMMPROP
- Photon Design FIMMWAVE
- Photon Design OmniSim
- Photon Design PICWave
- QGIS
- Spectroscopy software
- Structure query language SQL
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
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