Also called: Applications Engineer, Robot Integrator
Works for a company that installs robots in customers' factories, customizing each one for the job.
This week you're at a car-parts plant teaching a welding robot a new path, adjusting it point by point with a handheld pendant. Next week you're at a bakery setting up robots that stack bread trays.
Travel is common.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering or engineering technology; robot vendor certifications.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Robotics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology.
Growing faster than average. Not tracked separately by BLS; robotics hiring is growing quickly.
Low risk for 10 years. AI speeds robot programming and simulation; traveling to customer plants to install and customize robots stays human.
Classes: Physics, Computer science, Electronics CTE, Shop class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2199.
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