Programs and maintains welding robots on factory lines.
You teach a robot arm a new weld path for a truck frame using a pendant, then tune it until every weld passes.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Welding school plus robot programming training (Fanuc, ABB).
Ways in: Trade school, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Welding Technology, Robotics Technology.
Growing faster than average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. More welding robots means more need for people who program, fix and tune them; easier robot programming is a tool here.
Classes: Welding CTE, Computer science, Robotics CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-4121.
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