Occupation Atlasindustrial robot controller
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5001506f-dd7d-4801-92ac-6f7e93b45133
industrial robot controller
Industrial robot controllers operate and monitor industrial robots used in automation processes to perform various manufacturing activities such as lifting, welding and assembling. They ensure that the machines are working correctly and in sync with other industrial robots, maintain and repair defective parts, assess risks and perform tests.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.94
- C Conventional4.67
- I Investigative3.88
- E Enterprising1.37
- S Social1.13
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Robotics Technicians (17-3024.01): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (12)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust manufacturing equipment
- automation technology
- maintain control systems for automated equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- monitor automated machines
- perform machine maintenance
- perform risk analysis
- production processes
- robotic components
- set up machine controls
- set up the controller of a machine
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (21)
- CAD software
- CADD software
- CAE software
- CAM software
- assemble robots
- assemble sensors
- cost management
- inspect quality of products
- install software
- keep records of work progress
- mechanics
- optimise financial performance
- optimise production
- record test data
- replace machines
- robotics
- sensors
- set up automotive robot
- solve technical problems
- supply machine with appropriate tools
- use different communication channels
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 12 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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