Career
Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians
Keep automated and robotic systems running.
$73,900
Median pay
+2.6%
Job growth, 2025–35
1,400
Openings a year
Associate's degree
Typical education
2 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
- Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems.
- Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
- Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning.
- Inspect parts for surface defects.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on objects & tools, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Monitoring, Repairing.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
2 years of education after high school (associate's degree), for a median of $73,900 a year and 1,400 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCIP 15.0000
- Applied Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 15.0001
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianCIP 15.0303
- Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/TechnicianCIP 15.0403
- Instrumentation Technology/TechnicianCIP 15.0404
- Robotics Technology/TechnicianCIP 15.0405
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$82,890 · +11.9%
- Avionics Technicians$82,280 · +9.4%
- Robotics Technicians
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians$67,820 · +4.8%
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,190 · +2.4%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.