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Robotics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

Median salary

$117,750

Typical range

$63k – $184k

Job outlook

+2% (about average)

AI exposure

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Education

Typical entry: Bachelor's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Robotics Engineers Intern

    Internship

    $36,000

    ~4 mos to advance

  2. Junior Robotics Engineers

    Entry / Junior

    $62,840

    ~2 yrs to advance

  3. Robotics Engineers

    Established

    $117,750

    ~3 yrs to advance

  4. Senior Robotics Engineers

    Senior

    $150,630

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Key skills

A typical day

  • Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
  • Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
  • Debug robotics programs.
  • Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications.
  • Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.

Fields of study

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