Robotics and Automation Technician
Install, program and maintain the robots and automated lines used in factories and warehouses.
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- Typical pay
- €30k–€55k
- Usual education
- Apprenticeship friendly
- Outlook
- Growing as European manufacturing automates.
A day in the life
Diagnose why a robot arm stopped, adjust a program, run a safety check, and train an operator on a new cell.
Ways in
- Engineering apprenticeship
- Technical college diploma
- Electrician or mechanic then retraining
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Spain
Bachillerato de Ciencias y Tecnología
Portugal
Ciências e Tecnologias
France
Bac général — spécialités
Germany
Oberstufe — Leistungskurse
Italy
Liceo scientifico
Netherlands
Profiel Natuur & Techniek
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
Mechatronics Apprenticeship (Ausbildung)
Three-and-a-half year paid German apprenticeship combining a company workshop with Berufsschule classes.
Paid apprenticeship route used across German industry.
Helpful school subjects: Mechanics, Electronics, Control systems
BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Circuits, signals and hardware — the base for chips, robotics and energy tech.
Good alternative with wider job options.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Physics
Industrial Mechatronics (Grado Superior)
Robotics, pneumatics and automated production lines for modern factories.
Automation and robotics on real production equipment.
Helpful school subjects: Robotics, Automation, Industrial maintenance
ITS Diploma in Mechatronics
Two-year Italian technical diploma with around 800 hours inside a manufacturing company.
Italian technical diploma with long factory placements.
Helpful school subjects: Automation, Robotics, Industry 4.0
BEng Robotics & Mechatronics
Mechanical, electronic and software engineering combined for automated systems.
Direct match, mechanical plus electronics.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Physics, Design technology