O*NET-SOC 17-2199.08

Robotics Engineers

Research, design, develop, or test robotic applications.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 4 – Considerable preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresConsiderable skill, knowledge, or experience is needed
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.008/2018
Active Listening2.A.1.b3.8808/2018
Complex Problem Solving2.B.2.i3.8808/2018
Judgment and Decision Making2.B.4.e3.8808/2018
Monitoring2.A.2.d3.8808/2018
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.8808/2018

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.1208/2018
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.008/2018
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.54.008/2018
Information Ordering1.A.1.b.64.008/2018
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.008/2018
Written Comprehension1.A.1.a.24.008/2018

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.Core3008/2018
Process or interpret signals or sensor data.Core3008/2018
Debug robotics programs.Core3008/2018
Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications.Core3008/2018
Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.Core3008/2018

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Realistic6.111/2023
Investigative5.7911/2023
Conventional4.5711/2023
Artistic1.8111/2023
Enterprising1.7411/2023
Social1.4311/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.