Automation and Robotics
$75,210 earning potential
$75,210
High-end Earners in
North Carolina ( Top 10% )
$49,370
median annual wage
$24
median hourly wage
Responsibilities
- Test the performance of electro-mechanical assemblies, using test instruments
- Comprehend equipment manuals, blueprints, schematics and diagrams to assemble and repair equipment
- Operate automated, robotic and electro-mechanical equipment to make products
- Evaluate new technologies
- Repair and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies
- Verify dimensions of parts, using precision measuring instruments, to ensure that specifications are met
- Install electronic systems and upgrade existing systems
- Operate metalworking machines to make housings, fittings, and fixtures
- Install electronic parts and hardware, using soldering equipment and hand tools
- Use measuring instruments to test assemblies and robotic equipment
- Document test results and analysis
North Carolina Job Outlook
55
Average annual job openings
500
Number of jobs by 2028
+2%
Expected growth from 2024 to 2028