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Probe Test Equipment Technician Semiconductor Wafers
$47,068 (USD)/yr
$22.63 (USD)/hr
$697 (USD)/yr
The average probe test equipment technician semiconductor wafers gross salary in Louisville, Kentucky is $47,068 or an equivalent hourly rate of $23. This is 5% lower (-$2,301) than the average probe test equipment technician semiconductor wafers salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $697. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Louisville, Kentucky. An entry level probe test equipment technician semiconductor wafers (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $35,051. On the other end, a senior level probe test equipment technician semiconductor wafers (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $57,077.
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Salary Potential
$52,870 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Probe Test Equipment Technician Semiconductor Wafers will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Louisville, Kentucky is 2% less than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageLouisville (varying pronunciations: US: LOO-ə-vəl, locally LUUV-əl, LOO-ee-vil) is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city, although by population density, it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Named after King Louis...
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Job Description
Sets up and maintains wafer probe and test equipment that test electrical properties of circuits on semiconductor wafers, following setup manual specifications: reads process sheet and setup manual to determine test program required and setup specifications. Inserts test probe card in wafer probe equipment. Inserts floppy disk or magnetic tape into slot on test equipment and pushes buttons on test... equipment or types commands on keyboard to enter test program. Places sample wafer from specified wafer lot on wafer probe equipment chuck, using vacuum wand or tweezers. Observes wafer through microscope attached to wafer probe equipment and turns knobs on equipment to align and position wafer circuit under probes on probe card, according to setup manual specifications. Activates test equipment to make trial run to ensure correct equipment setup and informs equipment operator that setup is completed. Removes and sharpens worn probes, using handtools and burnishing blade. Replaces defective probes or probe cards and solders joints on replacement probes, using soldering iron. Tests electrical continuity of cable connecting wafer probe and test equipment, using ohmmeter. Replaces defective connector cables. Removes, cleans, and refills reservoir of inker on wafer probe equipment that marks defective circuits with ink spot.
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