Nanotechnology engineering technologists and technicians need knowledge in the following areas:
- Engineering and Technology: How to use computers and rules of engineering to design and produce goods and services.
 - Chemistry: The properties of substances and the changes that occur when they interact.
 - Physics: The features and laws of matter and energy.
 - Computers and Electronics: Computer hardware and software.
 - Mathematics: The rules and uses of numbers.
 - English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
 - Mechanical: The design, use, and repair of machines and tools.
 - Production and Processing: How products are made and distributed.