# Robotics Technicians

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/robotics-technicians
- SOC code: 17-3024.01
- Career family: Architecture and engineering
- Median annual pay: $73,900 (10th percentile $47,840, 90th percentile $109,890)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.6%
- Openings a year: 1,400
- Typical entry education: Associate's degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians".

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 99 |
| Investigative (I) | 48 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 2 |
| Enterprising (E) | 6 |
| Conventional (C) | 61 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 90/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment (importance 84/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 80/100)
- Getting Information (importance 79/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 79/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 79/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 78/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 76/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 75/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 72/100)

## Skills

Repairing, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Operation and Control

## Knowledge

Computers and Electronics, Engineering and Technology, Mechanical, Design, English Language, Mathematics, Production and Processing, Physics, Telecommunications, Public Safety and Security

## Also called

Assembly Technician, Automation Control Integrator, Automation Control Technician, Automation Controls Expert, Automation Controls Specialist, Automation Engineering Technician, Automation Technician, Automation Technologist, Electrical and Instrumentation Specialist, Electrical and Instrumentation Technician (E and I Technician)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1503) (CIP 1503, 553 colleges)
- [Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1504) (CIP 1504, 512 colleges)
- [Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1508) (CIP 1508, 319 colleges)
- [Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/1500) (CIP 1500, 288 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [California State University Maritime Academy](https://www.collegesref.com/college/california-state-university-maritime-academy-363) | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $97,197 | $126,209 | $26,935 |
| [University of Massachusetts-Lowell](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-massachusetts-lowell-2953) | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $120,219 | not reported |
| [Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/oklahoma-state-university-institute-of-technology-2018) | Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | $85,065 | $102,357 | not reported |
| [Metropolitan State University of Denver](https://www.collegesref.com/college/metropolitan-state-university-of-denver-1667) | Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $84,200 | $100,358 | not reported |
| [Texas A & M University-College Station](https://www.collegesref.com/college/texas-a-m-university-college-station-2694) | Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $78,810 | $99,943 | $20,000 |
| [Wayne State University-Michigan](https://www.collegesref.com/college/wayne-state-university-michigan-3181) | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,466 | $97,257 | not reported |
| [Rochester Institute of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/rochester-institute-of-technology-2250) | Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $80,391 | $96,361 | $30,750 |
| [New England Institute of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/new-england-institute-of-technology-1845) | Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $70,076 | $93,997 | $27,000 |

## Related careers

- [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologists-and-technicians): $78,190 median pay
- [Calibration Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/calibration-technologists-and-technicians): $67,820 median pay
- [Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electro-mechanical-and-mechatronics-technologists-and-technicians): $73,900 median pay
- [Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/mechanical-engineering-technologists-and-technicians): $74,510 median pay
- [Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aerospace-engineering-and-operations-technologists-and-technicians): $82,890 median pay
- [Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairers-commercial-and-industrial-equipment): $74,090 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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