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Robotics Engineer: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

BLS does not publish pay for robotics engineers separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Engineers, All Other” (SOC 17-2199), which includes robotics engineers and other jobs; it is not a figure for robotics engineers alone.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of workers in the BLS occupation “Engineers, All Other” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$122,930
Hourly
$59.10
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Robotics Engineers research, design, develop, or test robotic applications. The median pay is $122,930 a year ($59.10 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a bachelor's degree (50% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$122,930
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
154,070
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 4 of 5
considerable preparation
Most common education
Bachelor's Degree
50% of workers
Key facts

Robotics Engineers at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Engineers, All Other” (which includes robotics engineers) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $122,930 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a bachelor's degree as the typical entry-level education for robotics engineers in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 154,070 people were employed as robotics engineers in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What robotics engineers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
  2. Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
  3. Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications.
  4. Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.
  5. Provide technical support for robotic systems.
  6. Design end-of-arm tooling.
  7. Design robotic systems, such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems.
  8. Supervise technologists, technicians, or other engineers.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all robotics engineer jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all engineers, all other (SOC 17-2199), the broader occupation.

  1. Professional, scientific, and technical services25.6% of all jobs in this occupation · +10.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $123,120
  2. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals24.9% of all jobs in this occupation · -4.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $140,310
  3. Computer and electronic product manufacturing5.0% of all jobs in this occupation · +5.0% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $129,020
  4. Transportation equipment manufacturing4.9% of all jobs in this occupation · +6.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $117,500
  5. Management of companies and enterprises4.6% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $130,650
  6. Machinery manufacturing3.5% of all jobs in this occupation · -0.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $113,390

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Critical ThinkingcoreComplex Problem SolvingcoreJudgment and Decision MakingcoreSystems AnalysisReading ComprehensionActive ListeningMonitoringWritingMathematics

Knowledge areas: Engineering and Technology, Design, Computers and Electronics, Mechanical, Mathematics, English Language.

Tools and technology

Software robotics engineers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Autodesk AutoCADComputer aided design CAD softwareIn demand
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorksComputer aided design CAD softwareIn demand
  • GitFile versioning softwareIn demand
  • The MathWorks MATLABAnalytical or scientific softwareIn demand
  • Atlassian JIRAContent workflow softwareHot technology
  • Bentley MicroStationComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft VisioProcess mapping and design softwareHot technology
  • AVEVA InTouch HMIIndustrial control software
  • CODESYSIndustrial control software
  • CompilersCompiler and decompiler software
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD softwareComputer aided design CAD software
  • Computer-aided engineering CAE softwareAnalytical or scientific software

Also called: Robotic Engineer, Automation Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Factory Automations Engineer, Research Engineer, Robotic Systems Engineer.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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