Robotics Technician - ONLINE
MiraCosta Community College · Oceanside, CA
- Cost
- $1,740
- Length
- 26 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
No outcomes reported for this program
About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
No regional figures for this program's city
Oceanside is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Job ads may call this: Computer Scientist · Research Scientist · Computer Specialist · Scientific Programmer Analyst
Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.
- Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
- Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
- Assign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals.
- Maintain network hardware and software, direct network security measures, and monitor networks to ensure availability to system users.
Show 3 more things this job involves
- Meet with managers, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Design computers and the software that runs them.
- Conduct logical analyses of business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problems, formulating mathematical models of problems for solution by computers.
- Typical pay in California
- $163,554per year
- Projected openings
- 7,690
- Projected change
- +26.1%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 36% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Master's degree. 42% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.4%
- High school diploma
- 2%
- Started college, no degree
- 2%
- Two-year degree
- 0.9%
- Four-year degree
- 36%
- Master's degree
- 34%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 24%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.
Industrial Engineers
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Engineer · Plant Engineer · Process Engineer · Project Engineer
- Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
- Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
Show 2 more things this job involves
- Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- Typical pay in California
- $128,088per year
- Projected openings
- 24,010
- Projected change
- +11.9%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 55% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 23% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 1%
- High school diploma
- 6%
- Started college, no degree
- 9%
- Two-year degree
- 7%
- Four-year degree
- 55%
- Master's degree
- 20%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 2%
Engineers, All Other
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.
All engineers not listed separately.
- Typical pay in California
- $134,513per year
- Projected openings
- 19,090
- Projected change
- +6.4%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Four-year degree — 47% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 16% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 0.7%
- High school diploma
- 3%
- Started college, no degree
- 7%
- Two-year degree
- 6%
- Four-year degree
- 47%
- Master's degree
- 28%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 8%
Program details
This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.
A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design development and operational evaluation of computer controlled electro-mechanical systems and products with embedded electronics sensors and actuators and which includes but is not limited to automated robots and automation systems. Includes instruction in mechanical engineering electronic and electrical engineering computer and software engineering and control engineering.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
America`s Job Center of California-North County Coastal Career CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 760-666-6763
1949 Avenida Del OroSuite 106Oceanside, CA 92056about 0.4 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
North County Coastal Career CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 619-319-WORK (9675)
3708 Ocean Ranch Blvd.North Coastal Live Well CenterOceanside, CA 92056about 1.5 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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