Robotics Technicians
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
Robotics Technicians build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems. The role reports a median annual salary of $70,760 in the US and is showing modest growth of 1% over the next decade. Entry typically requires a Associate's degree, and shows moderate AI exposure (0.45 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include design drawings, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, automatic control system.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £44,843 a year for Engineering technicians (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £35,086 to £55,963 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3113). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only Robotics Technicians, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Computers and Electronics
- Engineering and Technology
- Mechanical
- Design
- Mathematics
- English Language
- Production and Processing
- Physics
What you'd actually do
- 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.
- Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does Robotics Technicians do?
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
How much does Robotics Technicians earn?
The median annual salary for Robotics Technicians in the US is $70,760.
What is the job outlook for Robotics Technicians?
The role is showing modest growth of 1% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 15,000 workers.
How do I become robotics technicians?
The typical entry education is a Associate's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
What skills does Robotics Technicians need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include design drawings, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, automatic control system, robotic components. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace Robotics Technicians?
Our AI-durability model gives Robotics Technicians a score of 0.45 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.
How hard is it to enter this field?
Robotics Technicians has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.