Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
Also called: Deployment Engineer · Electro Magnetic Compatibility Test Engineer · RFID Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Engineer) · RFID Systems Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Systems Engineer) · Technical Support Engineer
Median pay (national)
$127,590
$79,390–$199,060 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
93,940
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+6.2%
~5,700 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for radio frequency identification device specialists shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $199,060 versus $79,390 at the bottom 10% — 2.5x. The median of $127,590 leaves roughly 56% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +6.2% from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 5,700 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 50 states with released data, District of Columbia pays the most for this role (median $161,570, +27% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $79,150 — a 104% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags ANSYS simulation software, C, C++, Forsk Atoll as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
- Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.
- Perform acceptance testing on newly installed or updated systems.
- Determine means of integrating radio frequency identification device (RFID) into other applications.
- Provide technical support for radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Test tags or labels to ensure readability.
- Determine usefulness of new radio frequency identification device (RFID) technologies.
- Verify compliance of developed applications with architectural standards and established practices.
Tools & technology
- ANSYS simulation software
- C
- C++
- Forsk Atoll
- Magellan Firmware
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Python
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- C#
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Extensible markup language XML
- JUnit
- Linux
- Microsoft SQL Server
Knowledge areas
- Computers and Electronics
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
- Design
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management