Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Robotics Technicians
Career B (or your target career)
Robotics Engineers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Robotics Technicians | Robotics Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $73,900 | $122,930 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,520 | 154,070 |
| Typical education | Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 4 |
| Important skills | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Equipment Maintenance, Reading Comprehension | Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring, Systems Analysis |
| Related careers | Lighting Technicians, Electrical Engineers, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Mechanical Engineers | Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
71%
20 of 28 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
3
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Critical Thinking+0.6 level
- Monitoring+0.6 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.0 level
- Systems Analysis+0.9 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
- Active Learning+0.9 level
- Mathematics+0.9 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Troubleshooting—
- Quality Control Analysis+0.4 level
- Time Management+1.1 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Learning Strategies+0.6 level
- Systems Evaluation+0.9 level
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Equipment Maintenance—
- Speaking+0.6 level
- Equipment Selection+0.9 level
Only in Robotics Engineers
- Technology Design
- Operations Analysis
- Programming
- Science
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Instructing
- Persuasion
- Social Perceptiveness
Only in Robotics Technicians
- Repairing
- Operation and Control
- Installation