Description
Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.
Interests
- Realistic
- Investigative
- Conventional
Work Values
- Achievement
- Recognition
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Innovation
- Dependability
- Integrity
Tasks
- Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
- Design advanced precision equipment for accurate or controlled applications.
- Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
- Implement or test design solutions.
- Maintain technical project files.
Work Activities
- Working with Computers
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
- Documenting/Recording Information
Detailed Work Activities
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Technology Skills
- Analytical or scientific software
- Presentation software
- Development environment software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Object or component oriented development software
Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Written Comprehension
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Expression
Skills
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
Knowledge
- Engineering and Technology
- Design
- Production and Processing
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certifying Organization
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing Institute
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
PMMI Mechatronics: Programmable Logic Controllers 2Certifying Organization
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing Institute
Type
Core
Certificate name
PMMI Mechatronics: Mechanical Components 2Certifying Organization
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing Institute
Type
Core
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $77,623 |
| Median (50%) | $111,576 |
| High (90%) | $159,980 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 161,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 169,200 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 5%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 5%
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