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Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$130,220
United States, 2025
Employment
96,900
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
- O*NET code
- 17-2072.01
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.
- Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
- Select appropriate radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and determine placement locations.
- Perform acceptance testing on newly installed or updated systems.
- Determine means of integrating radio frequency identification device (RFID) into other applications.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$81,840
25th percentile
$101,680
75th percentile
$167,670
90th percentile
$206,960
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Active Listening3.8
- Speaking3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Writing3.3
- Systems Analysis3.3
- Monitoring3.1
- Coordination3.1
- Active Learning3.1
- Time Management3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 14 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
14
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Speaking | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Writing | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Radio Frequency Identification Device SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $194,370 | 5,970 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $182,840 | 30 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $172,290 | 290 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $162,960 | 1,960 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | $162,800 | 510 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $162,440 | 2,000 | 2025 |
| CA | $160,520 | 20,830 | 2025 |
| NJ | $158,730 | 1,820 | 2025 |
| DC | $157,040 | 400 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $156,750 | 580 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $156,520 | 1,880 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $156,480 | 3,450 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | $155,680 | 290 | 2025 |
| MD | $155,650 | 3,390 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $153,900 | 500 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $147,180 | 830 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $144,930 | 2,300 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $142,920 | 5,460 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $142,460 | 900 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $141,720 | 90 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.