Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Systems Analysis
Key knowledge
- Computers and Electronics
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
- Design
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
What the work involves
- Verify compliance of developed applications with architectural standards and established practices.
- Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, or talk with colleagues to stay abreast of industry research about new technologies.
- Provide technical support for radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Document equipment or process details of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Train users in details of system operation.
- Analyze radio frequency identification device (RFID)-related supply chain data.
- Test tags or labels to ensure readability.
Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Conventional, Realistic, Investigative.
Qualifications and licensing
- Most common education
- Bachelor's Degree (74.8% of respondents)
- Related experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (25.6%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (32.5%)
- Preparation level
- O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Licensing
- Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
- Licensing for Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
- Projection education uses SOC 17-2072 (detailed_parent); it may describe a broader group.
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 54% of occupations compared | 54% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others” |
| Dealing with the public | High | Higher on dealing with the public than 62% of occupations compared | 41% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Teamwork | High | Higher on teamwork than 66% of occupations compared | 58% of surveyed respondents chose “Extremely important” |
| Freedom to make decisions | High | Higher on freedom to make decisions than 68% of occupations compared | 61% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom” |
| Time pressure | High | Higher on time pressure than 60% of occupations compared | 56% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Conflict situations | High | Higher on conflict situations than 73% of occupations compared | 44% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day” |
| Dealing with unpleasant or angry people | Moderate | Lower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 54% of occupations compared | 43% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month” |
| Consequence of error | Low | Lower on consequence of error than 63% of occupations compared | 47% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly serious” |
Work-pressure profile
- Time pressure: high
- Conflict situations: high
- Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: moderate
- Consequence of error: low
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: 0%
- Occasional contact with others: 4.99%
- Contact with others about half the time: 9.91%
- Contact with others most of the time: 31.25%
- Constant contact with others: 53.85%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
Dealing with the public
- Not important at all: 10.85%
- Fairly important: 8.57%
- Important: 19.53%
- Very important: 20.5%
- Extremely important: 40.55%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
Teamwork
- Not important at all: 1.36%
- Fairly important: 0%
- Important: 8.14%
- Very important: 32.87%
- Extremely important: 57.62%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
Freedom to make decisions
- No freedom: 0%
- Very little freedom: 0%
- Limited freedom: 2.73%
- Some freedom: 61.23%
- A lot of freedom: 36.04%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
Time pressure
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 5.42%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 14.63%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 55.67%
- Every day: 24.29%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
Conflict situations
- Never: 0%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 25.39%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 30.21%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 44.4%
- Every day: 0%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
Dealing with unpleasant or angry people
- Never: 4.99%
- Once a year or more but not every month: 42.57%
- Once a month or more but not every week: 30.84%
- Once a week or more but not every day: 21.6%
- Every day: 0%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
Consequence of error
- Not serious at all: 7.21%
- Fairly serious: 47.48%
- Serious: 20.02%
- Very serious: 16%
- Extremely serious: 9.29%
n = 30, Incumbent 07/2015
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