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Where an industrial robot controller can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an industrial robot controller already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

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.

Also known as robotic equipment operator, robotic equipment operative, industrial robot operative, industrial robot setter, delta robot controller, scara robot controller, industrial robot technician, industrial robot operator, industrial robot test technician, robot welder programmer, robotic welder programmer, industrial robotics controller.

Technicians and associate professionals 33 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: automated assembly line operator, 31%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from industrial robot controller, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an industrial robot controller already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An industrial robot controller needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

maintain control systems for automated equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
adjust manufacturing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
robotic components engineering, manufacturing and construction
maintain robotic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
set up machine controls working with computers
production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
automation technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
perform risk analysis information skills
monitor automated machines working with machinery and specialised equipment

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an industrial robot controller does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Industrial robot controller is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an industrial robot controller’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.