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	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	Robotics Engineers	Manufacturing Engineers	Mechatronics Engineers	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	Robotics Technicians
SUMMARY	45% Moderate Risk	13% Minimal Risk	20% Low Risk	16% Minimal Risk	34% Low Risk	26% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	4.9/10	7.3/10	8.0/10	6.9/10	4.8/10	4.5/10
POLLING	30% (Low Risk, Based on 94 votes)	27% (Low Risk, Based on 391 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 90 votes)	29% (Low Risk, Based on 210 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 142 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 52 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	1.1%	2.1%	11.0%	2.1%	0.6%	1.1%
WAGES	$70,760 or $34.02 per hour	$117,750 or $56.61 per hour	$101,140 or $48.62 per hour	$117,750 or $56.61 per hour	$77,180 or $37.10 per hour	$70,760 or $34.02 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	14,680	150,750	350,230	150,750	92,710	14,680
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DESCRIPTION	Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.	Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.	Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.	Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.	Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.	Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.

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