How to hire a cleanroom technician

How to hire a cleanroom technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step cleanroom technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a cleanroom technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new cleanroom technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the cleanroom technician you need to hire. Certain cleanroom technician roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   No

   Hiring the perfect cleanroom technician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list shows salaries for various types of cleanroom technicians.

   Type of Cleanroom Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Cleanroom Technician	Industrial engineering technicians help industrial engineers implement designs to use personnel, materials, and machines effectively in factories, stores, healthcare organizations, repair shops, and offices. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.	$11-18
   Validation Technologist	A validation technologist works with a process chief and applies validation methods to complete tasks and carry out installations. They perform operational protocol duties and do reviews daily... Show more	$18-31
   Manufacturing Engineering Technician	A manufacturing engineering technician is responsible for supporting the manufacturing processes of industrial operations by providing technical assistance on the design development procedures. Manufacturing engineering technicians inspect the efficiency and consistency of plans and perform multiple diagnostic tests to ensure that the product performs to its highest condition... Show more	$17-36

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • GMP
   • Production Processes
   • ISO
   • Semiconductor
   • Clean Room Environment
   • Sops
   • Engineering Drawings
   • Calipers
   • Production Equipment
   • Particle Counts
   • R
   • Environmental Monitoring
   • Medical Devices
   • PPE

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Perform adjustments to CIP equipment and run computer programs in order to automate the cleaning and sanitizing of the equipment.
   • Work in compliance with federal regulatory agencies like the FDA.
   • Administer cleanroom processes such as via etching and copper filling.
   • Perform QC testing on solutions for presence of bacteria using ELISA testing.
   • Record all information of procedures perform in batch records while using FDA GDP regulation.
   • Perform math calculations require for batch processing such as determining loss amounts, process yields and accountability and verifying inventory reconciliations.

   More cleanroom technician duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the cleanroom technician job description is a good way to get more applicants. A cleanroom technician salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a cleanroom technician in Virginia may be lower than in Hawaii, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level cleanroom technician. Additionally, a cleanroom technician with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average cleanroom technician salary

   $14.59hourly

   $30,348 yearly

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   Entry-level cleanroom technician salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

   Average cleanroom technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Maryland	$36,941	$18
   2	Massachusetts	$32,766	$16
   3	Michigan	$32,583	$16
   4	California	$32,275	$16
   5	Minnesota	$29,617	$14
   6	Kansas	$29,127	$14
   7	Colorado	$28,878	$14
   8	New Jersey	$28,863	$14
   9	Texas	$28,105	$14
   10	Oregon	$27,686	$13
   11	Pennsylvania	$27,609	$13
   12	Ohio	$27,563	$13
   13	Arizona	$27,391	$13
   14	Florida	$26,222	$13
   15	Utah	$25,824	$12
   16	New York	$24,669	$12
   17	Connecticut	$24,396	$12
   18	North Carolina	$22,261	$11

   Average cleanroom technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	PerkinElmer	$49,511	$23.80
   2	Lockheed Martin	$42,167	$20.27	13
   3	Aerotech	$38,272	$18.40	3
   4	Compass Group USA	$34,047	$16.37	13
   5	Aerotek	$32,636	$15.69	104
   6	Kelly Services	$32,499	$15.62	55
   7	Adecco	$32,419	$15.59	45
   8	Elwood Staffing	$32,160	$15.46
   9	NEXTAFF	$31,994	$15.38	2
   10	Liquibox	$30,950	$14.88
   11	Avantor	$30,644	$14.73	3
   12	Randstad North America, Inc.	$29,608	$14.23
   13	SBM Management Services	$28,589	$13.74	8
   14	Ryan Herco Flow Solutions	$28,200	$13.56
   15	SkyWater Technology Foundry	$27,927	$13.43	1
   16	FormFactor	$27,610	$13.27	4

4. Writing a cleanroom technician job description

   A cleanroom technician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a cleanroom technician job description:

   Cleanroom technician job description example

   These openings are for B1-

   Tubes Packaging: this role will be working in packaging to load and unload lines, performing visual quality checks, labeling tubes/bottles. contractors must be open to working in dispensing as needed. Building 1

   APR (Automatic Pour Room): This is the petri dish area, they make the media that is dispensed into the petri dishes. **This position may involve seeing sheeps blood in bags and/or cleaning petri dishes off. (Building 1)

   These roles require lifting/twisting/pushing up to 30 lbs repetitively, filing out paperwork throughout their shift and performing basic math with a calculator, working on their feet the entire shift.

   Submittal Process: Send over a short sub package, shift they're interested in, Beeline info (last 4 of social, DOB, email, and dubbed resume), also include what time they can tour on Thursday (1pm-3pm)

   **They have to fully clear BG and DT before starting so make sure your candidates are okay with waiting for everything to clear. Could take 1-2 weeks** We have a waiver for Education.

   Skills:

   production, packaging, picking, packing

   Top Skills Details:

   production, packaging, picking, packing

   Additional Skills & Qualifications:

   Must have high school diploma/GED equivalent

   Experience Level:

   Entry Level

   About Aerotek:

   We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

   The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find cleanroom technicians for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your cleanroom technician job on Zippia to find and recruit cleanroom technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit cleanroom technicians, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new cleanroom technician

   Once you've found the cleanroom technician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new cleanroom technician. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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