AI Career Radar

Robotics Technicians

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

AI exposure44 / 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 automation60
Freedom to set tasks78
Repeating the same tasks45
$73,900Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
72Skill 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
Critical Thinking
63
72
Active Listening
63
69
Speaking
63
56
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
69
Active Learning
62
53
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
72
Time Management
61
53
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
56
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
50
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
53
Systems Evaluation
56
53
Service Orientation
56
47
Persuasion
54
38
Mathematics
53
50
Science
52
44
Negotiation
52
35
Management of Personnel Resources
50
38
Operations Analysis
49
31
Installation
48
53
Troubleshooting
47
75
Equipment Maintenance
47
72
Quality Control Analysis
47
66
Equipment Selection
47
53
Technology Design
47
44
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Repairing
46
75
Operations Monitoring
46
69
Programming
45
47
Operation and Control
43
60

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.

89/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Speaking, Writing, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Active Learning, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$109,910
10-yr growth
+5.7%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Equipment Selection, Judgment and Decision Making, Equipment Maintenance

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Robotics 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.