Robotics and Automation
“My passion is to make people’s jobs easier and lives better.”
— Travis Oksendahl, Dynamic Group
Discover what moved Travis toward Robotics
What do Robotics and Automation Specialists do?
- Use your skills in math and engineering to design, build or improve how things are made—from small parts to large pieces of machinery.
- Run, inspect, install and maintain autonomous and semi-autonomous machines.
- Work with robots to assemble parts or keep machines running.
- Apply your knowledge of mechanics, design, production, computers and electronics as you work with power tools, precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
Career Facts
High Demand
Companies are seeking trained robotics and automation specialists.
Cool factor
Your friends and family will be fascinated by your work.
A Good living
Robotics and automation specialists in Minnesota make a median wage of $53,340 a year.
Strong Placement
86% of students with degrees in robotics and automation are hired within 6 months of graduation.
a Growing Field
647 students graduate each year with degrees in robotics and automation.
Safety First
Attention to detail and safety needed when working with mechanical systems, stored energy and industrial lasers.
Robotics and Automation Careers
- Maintenance machinist or technician
- Applications programmer
- Electrical controls engineer
- Production system technician
- Automation specialist or technician
- Development mechanic
- Experimental and electrical mechanic
- Manufacturing engineering technologist
- Industrial machinery mechanic
- Automation engineer
- Process equipment development engineer
- Mechatronics technician
You may complete your education in 1-2 years.
College Programs
“I had a childhood friend that ended up losing his arm to cancer. Ever since then I’ve been interested in prosthetics and robotics. I don’t think in the 20 years I’ve been doing this I’ve ever gotten bored.”
— Travis Oksendahl, Dynamic Group
Research and information taken from Career OneStop, Career Manufacturing, CAREERWise Education (formerly iSeek), Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Workforce Assessment Initiative, National Association of Manufacturers, O*NET, The Manufacturing Institute, U.S. Department of Labor and Wanted Analytics. Information is subject to change without notice.