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title: "Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician"
description: "Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or…"
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# Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician

**Category:** Architecture and Engineering · **SOC code:** 17-3024 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 17-3024.00

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.

Also advertised as: Automation Technician (Automation Tech); Electro-Mechanic; Electromechanical Assembler (EM Assembler); Electromechanical Technician (EM Technician); Electronics Technician (Electronics Tech); Mechanical Technician (Mechanical Tech); Process Control Tech; Product Test Specialist.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $73,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $35.53/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $47,840 to $109,890, with the middle half between $59,780 and $88,540
- **Total US employment:** 15,520
- **Typical entry education:** Associate's
- **Preparation required:** Some preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +2.6% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 1,400 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 45/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 15,520 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $47,840 |
| 25th | $59,780 |
| 50th (median) | $73,900 |
| 75th | $88,540 |
| 90th | $109,890 |
| Mean (average) | $76,420 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NM | $119,320 | $129,397 | 670 |
| ND | $82,820 | $93,099 | 90 |
| ME | $82,510 | $85,018 | Not published by BLS |
| NV | $82,010 | $82,027 | 220 |
| CT | $81,860 | $79,008 | 140 |
| CA | $81,550 | $73,654 | 1,850 |
| WA | $81,220 | $75,897 | 570 |
| AZ | $80,930 | $80,386 | 120 |
| AK | $80,290 | $78,440 | 40 |
| IL | $79,400 | $79,433 | 250 |
| MT | $77,340 | $81,716 | 70 |
| WI | $76,290 | $81,078 | 580 |
| NH | $75,780 | $72,750 | 80 |
| FL | $75,450 | $72,959 | 500 |
| LA | $75,410 | $85,492 | 120 |

25 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 40 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/electro-mechanical-and-mechatronics-technologist-and-technician/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/electro-mechanical-and-mechatronics-technologist-and-technician.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 15,700 in the 2025–2035 base year to 16,200 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 400 jobs, or +2.6%. About as fast as average: 2.6% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 1,400 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** Associate's degree (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Some preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** None.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 31.7% |
| Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 29.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 11.0% |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 9.9% |
| Some College Courses | 7.3% |
| Master's Degree | 5.6% |

## What the work involves

- Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
- Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
- Align, fit, or assemble component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
- Inspect parts for surface defects.
- Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.
- Verify part dimensions or clearances to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning.
- Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Monitoring — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Operations Monitoring — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Troubleshooting — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Repairing — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Quality Control Analysis — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operation and Control — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Equipment Selection — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Computers and Electronics — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mechanical — importance 3.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Engineering and Technology — importance 3.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Production and Processing — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Mathematics — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Control Precision — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Near Vision — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Deductive Reasoning — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Inductive Reasoning — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Information Ordering — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C), Investigative (I).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 7.00 |
| C — Conventional | 4.58 |
| I — Investigative | 4.38 |
| A — Artistic | 1.38 |
| S — Social | 1.00 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 91.7 |
| ISTP | 83.5 |
| INTJ | 76.5 |
| ISFJ | 70.5 |
| ESTJ | 68.3 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aerospace-engineering-and-operations-technologist-and-technician) — median $82,890
- [Avionics Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/avionics-technician) — median $82,280
- [Robotics Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/robotics-technician) — median $73,900
- [Calibration Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/calibration-technologist-and-technician) — median $67,820
- [Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-technologist-and-technician) — median $78,190
- [Electrical and Electronics Repairer, Commercial and Industrial Equipment](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrical-and-electronics-repairer-commercial-and-industrial-equipment) — median $74,090
- [Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mechanical-engineering-technologist-and-technician) — median $74,510
- [Aircraft Structure, Surface, Rigging, and Systems Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aircraft-structure-surface-rigging-and-systems-assembler) — median $65,380
- [Photonics Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/photonics-technician) — median $78,350
- [Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-engineering-technologist-and-technician) — median $66,120

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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