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Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment.

Also called: Automation Technician (Automation Tech), Electro-Mechanic, Electromechanical Assembler (EM Assembler), Electromechanical Technician (EM Technician), Electronics Technician (Electronics Tech), Mechanical Technician (Mechanical Tech)

Median pay in Greater Boston
$73,630
$35.40/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
750
Massachusetts 2024–2034
−2.3%
90 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Associate's degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$51,470$60,170$73,630$85,770$99,260

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
  • Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems.
  • Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Inspect parts for surface defects.
  • Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure36 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 38
  • Language-model AIOE 31
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 39

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is moderate, and observed AI use is little or none. AI tools may help with reading technical documents and writing instrument software. They do not touch hands-on testing, repair, and inspection of machines. Federal projections say more factory automation is expected to reduce this job's share of employment, and Massachusetts projects a 2.3% decline.

Likely to change

  • Reading schematics and technical documents
  • Writing or adjusting machine control software

Still relies on people

  • Hands-on repair of electromechanical equipment
  • Visually inspecting parts and spotting defects

What federal projections say

“Capital/labor substitution - share decreases as automation in manufacturing continues to increase.”
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, factors affecting this job (U.S.)

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