Jobs Similar to Semiconductor Processing Technicians
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to semiconductor processing technicians, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders and Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
Semiconductor Processing Technicians: $51,430 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
81% similar · $39,530 (−23%) · High school
- 2Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
80% similar · $38,180 (−26%) · High school
- 3Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
79% similar · $50,270 (−2%) · High school · Same group
- 4Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
79% similar · $46,350 (−10%) · High school
- 5Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
79% similar · $46,460 (−10%) · High school · Same group
- 6Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
79% similar · $48,250 (−6%) · High school · Same group
- 7Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
78% similar · $48,040 (−7%) · High school · Same group
- 8Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
78% similar · $43,220 (−16%) · High school · Same group
- 9Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
78% similar · $96,710 (+88%) · High school
- 10Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $46,330 (−10%) · High school
- 11Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $49,030 (−5%) · High school
- 12Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
77% similar · $48,990 (−5%) · High school · Same group
- 13Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $44,350 (−14%) · High school
- 14Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
77% similar · $54,430 (+6%) · High school
- 15Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
77% similar · $61,770 (+20%) · High school
- 16Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
77% similar · $45,760 (−11%) · High school · Same group
- 17Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $52,800 (+3%) · High school
- 18Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $48,750 (−5%) · High school
- 19Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
77% similar · $47,720 (−7%) · High school
- 20Pourers and Casters, Metal
77% similar · $51,810 (+1%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than semiconductor processing technicians.
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers78% similar · $96,710 (+88%)
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers77% similar · $61,770 (+20%)
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders77% similar · $54,430 (+6%)
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic77% similar · $52,800 (+3%)
- Pourers and Casters, Metal77% similar · $51,810 (+1%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for semiconductor processing technicians also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where semiconductor processing technicians is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (81)
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (77)
- Endoscopy Technicians (71)
- Medical Equipment Preparers (71)
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators (65)
- Quality Control Analysts (64)
Questions about jobs like semiconductor processing technicians
What jobs are most similar to semiconductor processing technicians?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (81% similar), Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders (80% similar), Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (79% similar), Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers (79% similar) and Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (79% similar).
Which jobs like semiconductor processing technicians pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ($96,710, +88%; usually a high school diploma), Pump Operators ($61,770, +20%; usually a high school diploma) and Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders ($54,430, +6%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with semiconductor processing technicians ($51,430). Without more preparation than semiconductor processing technicians usually need: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Pump Operators and Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.