Updated Sep 23, 2026
The Robotics Hiring Index
Job postings are the most honest public signal of what robotics companies are actually doing. Here's what 8,472 open roles at 134 companies reveal.
Signals
What individual companies' hiring reveals
653 of 2359 openings (28%) are in manufacturing & supply chain.
199 roles posted in the last 30 days (38% of all openings).
84 roles posted in the last 30 days (44% of all openings).
17 robot-operator, teleoperation or data roles open.
23 field-service and deployment roles open.
36 roles posted in the last 30 days (58% of all openings).
45 of 106 openings (42%) are in manufacturing & supply chain.
64% of roles are in sales, deployment and field work. That points to real customer demand.
49 of 140 openings (35%) are in manufacturing & supply chain.
27 roles posted in the last 30 days (63% of all openings).
48% of openings are robot learning & AI.
35 of 91 openings (38%) are in manufacturing & supply chain.
Demand
Open roles by function
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain1,361
- Software & Infrastructure1,330
- Operations, Programs & G&A1,128
- Systems, Test & Quality854
- Autonomy, Perception & Controls821
- Robot Learning & AI593
- Electrical & Embedded532
- Mechanical & Hardware518
- Field Ops & Deployment451
- Sales & Business Development358
- Other148
- Marketing & Communications138
- Product & Design128
- Robot Operators & Data112
Segments
Open roles by market
- Drones, Marine & Defense3,863· 16 cos
- Autonomous Vehicles & Trucking1,705· 19 cos
- Humanoids & General-Purpose630· 13 cos
- Industrial & Manufacturing493· 14 cos
- Robot AI & Foundation Models487· 17 cos
- Warehouse & Logistics432· 19 cos
- Delivery Robots & Drones431· 6 cos
- Construction, Inspection & Energy122· 9 cos
- Medical, Surgical & Lab116· 8 cos
- Home, Service & Food101· 5 cos
- Tools, Sensors & Software69· 6 cos
- Agriculture & Outdoor23· 2 cos
Skills
Most-requested in engineering roles
- Python47%
- C++36%
- Simulation28%
- Security clearance28%
- ITAR / US persons11%
- Rust10%
- CAD8%
- Kubernetes8%
- PyTorch7%
- Motion planning7%
- Computer vision7%
- PCB design7%
- Lidar7%
- ROS7%
- VLA / foundation models6%
- Manipulation4%
Share of engineering postings that mention each skill.
Pay
Advertised salaries by function
- Robot Learning & AI$238k ($195k–$281k)
- Autonomy, Perception & Controls$204k ($168k–$238k)
- Software & Infrastructure$200k ($170k–$225k)
- Product & Design$185k ($145k–$218k)
- Electrical & Embedded$180k ($156k–$215k)
- Mechanical & Hardware$170k ($150k–$198k)
- Systems, Test & Quality$170k ($146k–$215k)
- Sales & Business Development$170k ($130k–$213k)
- Operations, Programs & G&A$163k ($130k–$193k)
- Marketing & Communications$160k ($125k–$183k)
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain$150k ($103k–$170k)
- Field Ops & Deployment$131k ($98k–$170k)
- Robot Operators & Data$67k ($55k–$112k)
Median of range midpoints (25th–75th percentile), US postings that publish pay. Hourly roles annualised at 2,080 hours.
Hubs
Where the jobs are
Seniority
Who they're hiring
New job category
Robot operators & data
112 open roles for people who teleoperate, pilot and teach robots, with median advertised pay of $32.00/hr.
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Method: we read public job boards of 294 robotics companies daily and classify each role by rules. Coverage is not complete. See how it works.