Robotics Technicians
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
Also called: Automation Technician · Electrical and Instrumentation Technician (E and I Technician) · Instrument and Automation Technician · Instrument Specialist · Instrument Technician · Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Median pay (national)
$70,760
$47,770–$109,580 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
14,680
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+1.1%
~1,300 openings/yr
Typical entry
Associate's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for robotics technicians shows a broad range: the top 10% earn $109,580 versus $47,770 at the bottom 10% — 2.3x. The median of $70,760 leaves roughly 55% 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 +1.1% from 2024 to 2034 — slower than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 1,300 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 40 states with released data, Washington pays the most for this role (median $106,410, +50% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $39,170 — a 172% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening 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 Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.
- Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.
- Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.
- Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems.
- Modify computer-controlled robot movements.
- Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.
- Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
- Attach wires between controllers.
- Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality.
- Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Bentley MicroStation
- C
- C#
- C++
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Git
- JavaScript
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- Oracle Java
Knowledge areas
- Computers and Electronics
- Engineering and Technology
- Mechanical
- Design
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Production and Processing
- Physics