Any Aspies an Electronics Technician?

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I'm planning to take Electronic Technology at Saint Paul Community College and I'd like to know what it would be like to work as a technician. If you are one: how difficult was it to find a job? What tasks do you do in a usual workday? Do you work regular hours? How much social/business interaction do you have with other people (customers/coworkers/management)? Any other data you could give would be nice. I'm fairly certain this is what I want to do, but I would like to find out more.

I used to be an ATM (Bank machine) and Field service technician. I'm A+/Net+ and MCP certified, I used to work 55-60 hours per week (all of it on call)with a good chunk of it being driving to clients' sites (my territory was over 200 mi) .

I had a company vehicle, company supplied phone, tools, health plan. The job was pretty good, but I got out of it due to lack of time to relax..
I'm considering going back in a few months under strict guidelines (no more than 50hrs per week and no OT.)

My job entailed a lot of stress - most jobs must be done within a 4hr time span, and a lot of interaction is done with dispatch, which is done via phone or blackberry. You'll have to deal with customers, but it depends on the company.

Hope this helps!

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