AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 17-3024.01
Will AI replace Robotics Technicians?
Robotics Technicians: AI can already handle 1 of 22 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 22 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Robotics Technicians, from most to least exposed. 1 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Assist engineers in the design, configuration, or application of robotic systems. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| 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. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Develop three-dimensional simulations of automation systems. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Train customers or other personnel to install, use, or maintain robots. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Install new robotic systems in stationary positions or on tracks. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Inspect installation sites. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain inventories of robotic production supplies, such as sensors or cables. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Modify computer-controlled robot movements. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Attach wires between controllers. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Program complex robotic systems, such as vision systems. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Build or assemble robotic devices or systems. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking machines. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Document robotics test procedures and results. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 22 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 22 of 22. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 50% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 58% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 42% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 15,520
- Median annual wage
- $73,900
- Middle half of earners
- $59,780 to $88,540
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +1.1%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 78% skill overlap, about 8 months to move Exposure33
- Robotics Engineers 75% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure52
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure52
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure49
- Avionics Technicians 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure24
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Robotics Technicians and AI
Will AI replace Robotics Technicians?
AI already handles 1 of the 22 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 26 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +1.1% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Robotics Technicians?
26 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 22 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 22 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Robotics Technicians tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality. It is the only task that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 50% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 42% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Robotics Technicians, and what do they earn?
15,520 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $73,900 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +1.1% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Robotics Technicians. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/robotics-technicians
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