Robotics Technicians
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
$73,900 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 26%
- 0%
- 74%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 8%. Today's estimate: 11%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 22 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 13% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Assist engineers in the design, configuration, or application of robotic systems.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 10% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 2.1 h50 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Train robots, using artificial intelligence software or interactive training techniques, to perform simple or complex tasks, such as designing and carrying out a series of iterative tests of chemical samples.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 3.3 work days | Stays with people | |
| Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 6.7 h | 41%Half by Nov 2026 | |
| Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Build or assemble robotic devices or systems.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h38 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Modify computer-controlled robot movements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians17% now, 49% by 2028
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians17% now, 55% by 2028
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians10% now, 25% by 2028
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians16% now, 49% by 2028
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians4% now, 17% by 2028
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment14% now, 20% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services2,240 people
- Scientific Research and Development Services1,630 people
- Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)1,590 people
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing690 people
- Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing690 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.