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Robotics Technicians

Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Robotics Technicians separately. These are the figures for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians (17-3024), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$73,900
Employment, U.S.15,520
Median hourly wage$35.53
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$47,840$59,780$73,900$88,540$109,890
By state (40)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama70$66,6600.31
Alaska40$80,2901.37
Arizona120$80,9300.37
California1,850$81,5501.02
Colorado570$74,7301.99
Connecticut140$81,8600.84
Florida500$75,4500.50
Georgia170$68,7200.34
Idaho120$70,8301.35
Illinois250$79,4000.42
Indiana290$47,4400.91
Iowa180$73,0101.19
Kentucky70$65,2700.36
Louisiana120$75,4100.64
Maine$82,510
Maryland90$75,3300.33
Massachusetts920$73,6302.54
Michigan850$62,4601.94
Minnesota400$61,6701.36
Mississippi70$71,4200.56
Missouri230$65,3600.80
Montana70$77,3401.41
Nebraska130$72,8001.23
Nevada220$82,0101.42
New Hampshire80$75,7801.14
New Jersey200$60,0400.47
New Mexico670$119,3207.73
New York410$68,0100.42
North Carolina800$63,3301.62
North Dakota90$82,8202.09
Ohio350$73,0500.63
Oklahoma140$65,1000.85
Oregon160$67,1400.82
Pennsylvania650$74,7101.07
South Carolina270$67,6101.16
Tennessee190$64,7200.58
Texas1,800$54,4601.28
Virginia570$74,8801.39
Washington570$81,2201.60
Wisconsin580$76,2901.98

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians30.983
2Photonics Technicians30.982
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment30.977
4Avionics Technicians30.969
5Medical Equipment Repairers30.967
6Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.966
7Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians30.964
8Automotive Engineering Technicians30.963
9Robotics Engineers40.962
10Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay30.957

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Robotics Technicians, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansEquipment Maintenance1.500.953

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Robotics Technicians, excluding software Robotics Technicians already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Data acquisition software5 of 2023.1x
Rockwell RSLogix4 of 2030.8x
National Instruments LabVIEW7 of 205.2x
Maintenance record software3 of 2017.3x
PTC Creo Parametric5 of 205.4x
Autodesk Inventor3 of 2015.4x
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS4 of 206.2x
Oracle Database3 of 201.6x
Microsoft Visual Basic3 of 201.4x
Microsoft Access8 of 201.0x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
RepairingTransferable skill 4.00 4.00
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 4.00 4.00
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.88 4.00
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 3.88 3.88
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 3.75 3.88
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.75 3.62
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.75 3.62
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 3.62 3.88
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 3.38 3.62
SpeakingEssential skill 3.25 3.25
WritingEssential skill 3.25 3.12
Active LearningEssential skill 3.12 3.62
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
InstallationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
MonitoringEssential skill 3.12 3.25
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.25
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 3.12
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.12 2.88
MathematicsEssential skill 3.00 3.75
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.00 3.12
InstructingTransferable skill 2.88 3.12
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.88 3.00
ProgrammingTransferable skill 2.88 2.75
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.88 2.75
ScienceEssential skill 2.75 3.25
Technology DesignTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.50 2.62
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.50 2.38
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.38 2.25
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 2.25 2.25
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Computers and Electronics 4.36 5.27
Engineering and Technology 4.36 4.95
Mechanical 3.73 5.00
Design 3.55 4.18
Mathematics 3.50 4.86
English Language 3.50 3.55
Production and Processing 3.32 3.73
Physics 3.27 4.05
Telecommunications 2.91 2.86
Public Safety and Security 2.86 2.73
Education and Training 2.68 3.41
Customer and Personal Service 2.59 2.77
Administrative 2.41 2.77
Administration and Management 2.36 2.68
Chemistry 2.27 2.64
Building and Construction 2.05 2.50
Transportation 1.95 1.64
Law and Government 1.91 1.64
Personnel and Human Resources 1.82 1.86
Economics and Accounting 1.68 1.36
Communications and Media 1.68 1.18
Psychology 1.50 0.91
Sales and Marketing 1.45 1.18
Biology 1.45 0.95
Foreign Language 1.41 0.95
Geography 1.32not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.23not rated
Food Production 1.18not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.18not rated
Therapy and Counseling 1.18not rated
History and Archeology 1.14not rated
Fine Arts 1.09not rated
Medicine and Dentistry 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Deductive Reasoning 4.12 4.12
Written Comprehension 4.00 4.25
Near Vision 4.00 4.12
Inductive Reasoning 4.00 4.00
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Finger Dexterity 3.88 4.12
Information Ordering 3.88 4.00
Oral Expression 3.88 4.00
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 4.00
Manual Dexterity 3.75 3.88
Visualization 3.75 3.88
Control Precision 3.62 4.00
Selective Attention 3.62 3.25
Speech Clarity 3.62 3.12
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.50 3.88
Visual Color Discrimination 3.50 3.62
Flexibility of Closure 3.25 3.38
Perceptual Speed 3.25 3.25
Written Expression 3.12 3.88
Category Flexibility 3.12 3.62
Speech Recognition 3.12 3.38
Fluency of Ideas 3.12 3.12
Originality 3.00 3.25
Memorization 3.00 3.12
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.12
Far Vision 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 3.00
Reaction Time 3.00 3.00
Number Facility 2.75 3.00
Depth Perception 2.75 2.88
Multilimb Coordination 2.75 2.88
Time Sharing 2.75 2.75
Rate Control 2.62 2.75
Auditory Attention 2.50 2.62
Static Strength 2.50 2.62
Response Orientation 2.38 2.62
Hearing Sensitivity 2.38 2.50
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.38 2.50
Extent Flexibility 2.25 2.38
Trunk Strength 2.25 2.38
Stamina 2.25 1.88
Dynamic Strength 2.12 1.88
Gross Body Coordination 2.12 1.88
Glare Sensitivity 2.00 1.88
Sound Localization 2.00 1.88
Spatial Orientation 2.00 1.75
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.88 1.75
Peripheral Vision 1.88 1.62
Speed of Limb Movement 1.88 1.62
Night Vision 1.75 1.38
Explosive Strength 1.75 0.88
Dynamic Flexibility 1.12not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 51
  • FANUC Robotics Diagnostic Resource Center DRC
  • FANUC Robotics Dual Check Safety DCS Position and Speed Check
  • FANUC Robotics HandlingTool
  • FANUC Robotics MultiARM Systems
  • FANUC Robotics SpotTool+
  • FANUC Robotics Through Arc Seam Tracking TAST
  • FANUC Robotics Torchmate 3
  • FANUC Robotics iRCalibration Vision Suite
  • FANUC Robotics iRVision
  • Human machine interface HMI software
  • Keb Combivis Studio
  • Ladder Logic
  • Logic Design RoboLogix
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
  • Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7
  • Siemens SIMATIC WinCC
  • Simulation software
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Variable frequency drive VFD software
  • Windows Embedded Compact

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Robotics Technicians separately. These are the figures for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians (17-3024), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Midland, TX1108.62Not available
Boulder, CO1206.04$77,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5404.74$77,030
Greensboro-High Point, NC1203.43$67,940
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI6103.19$62,120
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH7502.79$73,630
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI2202.66$78,260
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC1802.35$64,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA3601.75$100,090
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI1001.59$64,640

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