U.S. Robotics Job Opportunities Rise 29% in 2012 [Video]

U.S. corporate recruiters and staffing firms posted more than 6,000 online job ads requiring robotics skill sets in May. The figure represents a 29% year-over-year growth compared to May 2011 and is twice the volume of online robotics-related job ads posted in May 2010, according to Wanted Analytics, a business intelligence firm specializing in the jobs marketplace.

However, variations in the depth of local talent mean that employers in some regions are having to wait longer to find people with sufficient robotics-related skills to take up the available positions. As a consequence, employers in these regions are offering more competitive employment packages than competitors in other parts of the country.

The job listings apply to both roboticists and end-users, Abby Lombardi, director of marketing at Wanted Analytics told Robotics Business Review.

“Basically, it’s any job that included some sort of specification for knowing how to build, program, or work with robots,” said Lombardi.

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