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Robotics Technician

  • Perfect for tech enthusiasts who love working with cutting-edge automation systems.
  • Enhance production efficiency by maintaining and optimizing robotic equipment.
  • Dive into the future of technology with hands-on experience in robotics innovation.
💰 Earn $62K-$101K
📚 Associate Degree
⏱️ 12–24 MONTH TRAINING
Robotics Technician
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What You’ll Do

Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.

  • Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.
  • Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.
  • Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.
  • Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems.
  • Modify computer-controlled robot movements.

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Minimum Education

Associate Degree

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

1 to 2 years

Median Earnings

$77,140 in California
$65,080 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Thinking and problem solving
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Reading Comprehension

You value 🙏

  • Accomplishing things
  • Having support
  • Job security

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Robotics Technician

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