Editing Engineering technologist (section)

== Nature of the work ==
Engineering technologists are more likely to work in testing, fabrication/construction or fieldwork, while engineers generally focus more on [[conceptual design]] and product development,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://et.uncc.edu/engineering-vs-engineering-technology.html|title=Engineering vs. Engineering Technology|publisher=Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management, The [[University of North Carolina]] at Charlotte|access-date=2010-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906151743/http://et.uncc.edu/engineering-vs-engineering-technology.html|archive-date=2010-09-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> with considerable overlap (e.g., testing and fabrication are often integral to the overall product development process and can involve engineers as well as engineering technologists).

Engineering technologists are employed in a wide array of industries and areas including product development, manufacturing and maintenance. They may become managers depending upon the experience and their educational emphasis on management. Entry-level positions relating in various ways to [[product design]], [[product testing]], [[product development]], [[systems development]], field engineering, technical operations, and [[quality control]] are common for engineering technologists. Most companies generally make no distinction between engineers and engineering technologists when it comes to hiring.<ref>{{cite web|title=Engineering Technologists Are Engineers|url=http://www.engtech.org/docs/Jet_Article_re_Survey.pdf|work=Ronald E. Land (2012)|publisher=American Society for Engineering Education Engineering Technology Council: The Journal of Engineering Technology|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002005806/http://www.engtech.org/docs/Jet_Article_re_Survey.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>