Career Opportunities

Job placement of graduates of the Instrumentation program is excellent. New River-trained instrument technicians can be found working in industries near the college, throughout the state, across the United States, and in foreign countries.

Annual earnings for technicians employed by manufacturing industries have ranged from $35,000.00 to $55,000.00 and higher. Technicians are sometimes sent to work in foreign countries by American companies.

Listed below are some major companies and their annual salaries who have recruited graduates from New River's Instrumentation program. They are as follows:

New River Community College

Instrumentation and Control Automation