Robotics Technicians

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Associate's degree
Salary
High: $99,390.00
Average: $65,920.00
Hourly
Average: $31.69

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:

  • Document robotics test procedures and results.
  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

91% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
83% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
83% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
83% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
78% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
76% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
75% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
74% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
73% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
72% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
70% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
67% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
67% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

95% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

78% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
72% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
67% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
67% Recognition  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
67% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
75% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
72% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
72% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
72% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
72% Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
69% Visualization  -  The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
69% Manual Dexterity  -  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
66% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
66% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
66% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
Program robotic equipment.
Maintain operational records or records systems.
Fabricate products or components using machine tools.
Prepare procedural documents.
Document design or operational test results.
Create graphical representations of industrial production systems.
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
Program robotic equipment.
Program robotic equipment.
Assemble equipment or components.
Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
Assemble equipment or components.
Determine causes of operational problems or failures.
Program robotic equipment.
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
Maintain electromechanical equipment.
Program robotic equipment.
Maintain electromechanical equipment.
Install production equipment or systems.
Assemble equipment or components.
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment.
Program robotic equipment.
Operate industrial equipment.
Assemble equipment or components.
Maintain electromechanical equipment.
Repair electronic equipment.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

99% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
93% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
92% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
90% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
86% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
81% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
78% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
78% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
78% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
76% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
76% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
73% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
71% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
69% Exposed to Hazardous Conditions  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
69% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
67% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
87% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

90% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
84% Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
80% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
78% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
78% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
78% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
77% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
76% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
75% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
72% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
71% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
71% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
69% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
68% Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment  -  Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
67% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
66% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
66% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Getting Started

Education:
45%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
23%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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