Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
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.
Most important skills
- Operations Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Monitoring
- Repairing
- Critical Thinking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Operation and Control
- Judgment and Decision Making
Key knowledge
- Computers and Electronics
- Mechanical
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
- Production and Processing
- Mathematics
- Design
- Telecommunications
What the work involves
- Consult with machinists to ensure that electromechanical equipment or systems meet design specifications.
- Assist engineers to implement electromechanical designs in industrial or other settings.
- 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.
- Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.
- Align, fit, or assemble component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
- Inspect parts for surface defects.
- Verify part dimensions or clearances to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Realistic, Conventional, Investigative.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Post-Secondary Certificate (31.7% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (31.5%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (27.6%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 3: Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
Limits
- Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
- Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0
Work environment
How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).
Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.
| Condition | Level | Compared with other occupations | Most common answer (O*NET survey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with others | Moderate | Lower on contact with others than 56% of occupations compared | 56% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | Low | Lower on dealing with the public than 76% of occupations compared | 32% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly important” |
| Teamwork | Moderate | Higher on teamwork than 50% of occupations compared | 49% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | Very low | Lower on freedom to make decisions than 86% of occupations compared | 36% of surveyed respondents chose “A lot of freedom” |
| Time pressure | Very high | Higher on time pressure than 84% of occupations compared | 49% of surveyed respondents chose “Every day” |
| Conflict situations | Very high | Higher on conflict situations than 81% of occupations compared | 29% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | High | Higher on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 79% of occupations compared | 33% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Consequence of error | Very high | Higher on consequence of error than 80% of occupations compared | 44% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: very high
- Conflict situations: very high
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: high
- Consequence of error: very high
Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.
Full answer distributions
Contact with others
- No contact with others: 3.07%
- Occasional contact with others: 5.53%
- Contact with others about half the time: 4.88%
- Contact with others most of the time: 30.4%
- Constant contact with others: 56.11%
n = 43, Incumbent 08/2022
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 27.02%
- Fairly important: 32.13%
- Important: 5.7%
- Very important: 11.16%
- Extremely important: 23.99%
n = 42, Incumbent 08/2022
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 0%
- Fairly important: 5.14%
- Important: 9.04%
- Very important: 36.68%
- Extremely important: 49.14%
n = 42, Incumbent 08/2022
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 22.82%
- Very little freedom: 1.99%
- Limited freedom: 8.62%
- Some freedom: 30.34%
- A lot of freedom: 36.21%
n = 43, Incumbent 08/2022
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 1.99%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 10.23%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 38.88%
- Every day: 48.9%
n = 43, Incumbent 08/2022
Conflict situations
- Never: 11.29%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 20.54%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 13.6%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 29.33%
- Every day: 25.25%
n = 43, Incumbent 08/2022
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 14.74%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 14.34%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 12.23%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 33.21%
- Every day: 25.48%
n = 41, Incumbent 08/2022
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 7.84%
- Fairly serious: 8.96%
- Serious: 29.87%
- Very serious: 9.41%
- Extremely serious: 43.92%
n = 41, Incumbent 08/2022
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