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Robotics Technician: 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 technicians separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” (SOC 17-3024), which includes robotics technicians and other jobs; it is not a figure for robotics technicians 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 “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$73,900
Hourly
$35.53
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Robotics Technicians build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems. The median pay is $73,900 a year ($35.53 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is an associate's degree (45% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$73,900
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
15,520
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 3 of 5
medium preparation
Most common education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
45% of workers
Key facts

Robotics Technicians at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” (which includes robotics technicians) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $73,900 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 an associate's degree as the typical entry-level education for robotics technicians in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of robotics technicians in the United States to grow 2.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,400 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 15,520 people were employed as robotics technicians 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 technicians do day to day

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

  1. Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.
  2. Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.
  3. Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.
  4. Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems.
  5. Modify computer-controlled robot movements.
  6. Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.
  7. Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
  8. Attach wires between controllers.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all robotics technician jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians (SOC 17-3024), the broader occupation.

  1. Professional, scientific, and technical services26.9% of all jobs in this occupation · +7.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $83,190
  2. Machinery manufacturing11.4% of all jobs in this occupation · -1.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $71,520
  3. Computer and electronic product manufacturing10.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +0.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $68,750
  4. Transportation equipment manufacturing8.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +0.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $83,740
  5. Merchant wholesalers, durable goods4.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +2.1% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $76,390
  6. Plastics and rubber products manufacturing3.9% of all jobs in this occupation · +1.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $64,970

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.

TroubleshootingcoreRepairingcoreEquipment MaintenancecoreReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingComplex Problem SolvingOperations MonitoringActive ListeningQuality Control Analysis

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

Tools and technology

Software robotics technicians use

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

  • Autodesk AutoCADComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Bentley MicroStationComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorksComputer aided design CAD softwareHot technology
  • GitFile versioning softwareHot technology
  • The MathWorks MATLABAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • AVEVA InTouch HMIIndustrial control software
  • Analytical softwareAnalytical or scientific software
  • CODESYSIndustrial control software
  • Dassault Systemes CATIAComputer aided design CAD software
  • FANUC Robotics ArcToolIndustrial control software
  • FANUC Robotics Diagnostic Resource Center DRCIndustrial control software
  • FANUC Robotics Dual Check Safety DCS Position and Speed CheckIndustrial control software

Also called: Robotic Technician, Automation Technician, Electrical and Instrumentation Technician (E and I Technician), Instrument and Automation Technician, Instrument Specialist, Instrument Technician, Instrumentation and Controls Technician.

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).
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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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