Engineering
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
Median salary
$127,590
Typical range
$79k – $199k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
AI exposure
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists Intern
Internship
$39,695
~4 mos to advance
Junior Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Entry / Junior
$79,390
~2 yrs to advance
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Established
$127,590
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Senior
$163,325
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- •Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- •Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- •Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
- •Select appropriate radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and determine placement locations.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Engineering
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign45% admit · $80,000 grad pay
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