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:

AEP Roanoke, VA	$41,000
CELANESE Narrows, VA	$35,588 entry level
DOMINION (Virginia Power) Richmond, VA	$43,500 entry level
HONEYWELL Honeywell, VA	$41,704 entry level - after 90 days $50,128
HONEYWELL Moncure, NC	$48,500 after 2 years on the job.
PHILLIP MORRIS Richmond, VA	$43,500 entry level
RF MICRO DEVICES Greensboro, NC	$30,000 entry, could get as high as $65k with more experience.
Yokohama Salem, VA	$36,000

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