Technician

A technician is a specialist in any number of applied sciences including medical and mechanical engineering. Technicians are usually found working in a laboratory or some research facility specializing in their chosen field. Technicians could also be found as background characters on any of the Star Trek television programs. They were seen working either on a starship, at a starbase or at Starfleet Academy (though this was rare). Technicians were often used by Starfleet's engineering department. Specialists who had the misfortune of being called upon for away missions, often did not survive the experience and have been colloquially nicknamed redshirts.

In Stargate SG-1, the United States Air Force and Stargate Command had a crew of specially trained technicians on hand inside the Gate Room at the Cheyenne Mountain facility. One technician of note was Staff Sergeant Laura Davis who was a minor recurring character on the series.

On the TV series Farscape, Earth astronaut John Crichton had a brief romantic encounter with a Peacekeeper technician named Gilina Renaez. She was stationed aboard the Zelbinion and worked under the authority of Captain Bialar Crais.