Technician - Electro-Mechanical or Mechatronics (17-3024.00)

Career Family

Architecture & Engineering → Electro-Mechanical/Mechatronics

Fit Summary

Realistic (R) + Investigative (I). ISTP/INTJ who enjoy sensors, actuators, PLCs, and troubleshooting automated machinery.

Career Overview

Build, install, and maintain mechatronic equipment: conveyors, robots, packaging cells, and test systems. Read schematics, wire control panels, integrate sensors and drives, program/modify PLC/HMI, run diagnostics, and document PM/corrective work.

Credential Pathways

Typical Education: Associate’s in mechatronics/electro-mechanical technology or military equivalent; vendor courses (Job Zone 4).

Pathways: Maintenance tech → mechatronics tech → automation specialist → controls engineer with further study.

Regulatory Moat: Lockout/tagout, electrical safety, NFPA 79/70E familiarity, machine guarding standards.

Alternative Pathways: Industrial maintenance or robotics club/DIY background; apprenticeship pathways.

Environment & Lifestyle

• Work Environment: Manufacturing plants, warehouses, and test labs; shift coverage for production.
• Sensory/Social Load: High—alarms, machinery noise; team comms during downtime events.
• Physicality/Fieldwork: Medium to high—climbing, tool use, occasional heavy lifts; PPE.
• Geographic Anchoring: Industrial regions, logistics hubs.
• Remote Amenability: Low to Medium—some remote monitoring.

Future-Proofing Snapshot

• AI Augmentation Potential: High — predictive maintenance, trend analytics, and digital twins.
• AI Displacement Risk: Low — hands-on troubleshooting remains core.
• AI New Task Creation: Some — commissioning and data integration roles.
• AI Skill Shift Intensity: Medium — scripting and networked controls literacy.
• Automation Risk Score: Medium — PM scheduling automates; fixes remain manual.
• Human-Core Score: Strong — diagnosis, safety, collaboration.
• Overall Vulnerability/Resilience: Resilient with automation growth.
• Emerging Trends: Collaborative robots, vision systems, OPC UA/IoT connectivity.

Risks / Watchpoints

• Electrical/mechanical hazards
• Shift/urgent repairs pressure
• Parts/lead-time delays impacting uptime

Notes on Fit

Great for tinkerers who like mixing hardware, software, and hands-on problem solving.

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