AI Career Radar

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

AI exposure46 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation32
Freedom to set tasks60
Repeating the same tasks69
$73,900Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
67Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Monitoring
63
69
Critical Thinking
63
66
Judgment and Decision Making
63
60
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
56
Active Learning
62
53
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
56
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
53
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
53
Systems Evaluation
56
53
Service Orientation
56
31
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
47
Science
52
44
Negotiation
52
25
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
31
Installation
48
53
Troubleshooting
47
72
Quality Control Analysis
47
66
Equipment Selection
47
53
Equipment Maintenance
47
53
Technology Design
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Operations Monitoring
46
75
Repairing
46
69
Programming
45
38
Operation and Control
43
63

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

91/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Active Learning

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Speaking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.