Also called: Show Systems Technician, Audio-Animatronics Tech
Maintains robotic figures, special effects, and show control systems in theme park attractions.
You climb inside a ride to fix a pirate robot whose arm stopped moving, recalibrate pneumatic actuators, and test show-control software. Some nights you troubleshoot fog machines and projection effects. It is robotics meets storytelling.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree in electronics, mechatronics, or robotics.
Ways in: 2-year college, Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Mechatronics, Electronics Technology, Robotics.
Growing about average.
Low risk for 10 years. Robotic figures need more skilled techs, not fewer; fixing them is hands-on.
Classes: Electronics, Physics, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2094.
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