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Calibration Technologists and Technicians

Execute or adapt procedures and techniques for calibrating measurement devices, by applying knowledge of measurement science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and electronics, sometimes under the direction of engineering staff. Determine measurement standard suitability for calibrating measurement devices. May perform preventive maintenance on equipment. May perform corrective actions to address identified calibration problems.

Also called: Calibration Specialist, Calibration Technician (Calibration Tech), Gauge Specialist, Instrument and Control Technician (I and C Tech), Instrument Control Technician (Instrument Control Tech), Quality Technician (Quality Tech)

Median pay in Greater Boston
$77,410
$37.22/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
330
Massachusetts 2024–2034
−1.9%
20 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Associate's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$49,730$64,330$77,410$85,490$98,870

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Maintain or repair measurement devices or equipment used for calibration testing.
  • Verify part dimensions or clearances using precision measuring instruments to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • Conduct calibration tests to determine performance or reliability of mechanical, structural, or electromechanical equipment.
  • Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders.
  • Visually inspect equipment to detect surface defects.
  • Calibrate devices by comparing measurements of pressure, temperature, humidity, or other environmental conditions to known standards.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure48 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 52
  • Language-model AIOE 46
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 45

Observed AI use today: Not published (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is moderate. AI tools may help with reading technical documents and recording or checking measurement data. Hands-on calibration tests, close visual inspection, and repairing measurement equipment depend on a person at the bench. Massachusetts job numbers are projected to shrink slightly.

Likely to change

  • Reading blueprints, schematics, and technical orders
  • Checking and logging measurement results

Still relies on people

  • Hands-on calibration tests and equipment repair
  • Close visual inspection for surface defects

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