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Industrial robot controller

Latest available data: December 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Delta robot controller Industrial robot controller Industrial robot operative Industrial robot operator Industrial robot setter Industrial robot technician Industrial robot test technician Industrial robotics controller Robot welder programmer Robotic equipment controller Robotic equipment operative Robotic equipment operator Robotic welder programmer Scara robot controller

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.

Knowledge

  • Software and applications development and analysis
  • Electronics and automation
  • Management and administration
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Engineering, manufacturing and construction not elsewhere classified

Digital competencies

  • Managing budgets or finances
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Performing risk analysis and management
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Assembling electrical and electronic products

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery
  • Setting up computer systems

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Dealing with problems
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Process control technicians

Process control technicians not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Related training

Higher education
  • Industrial and Automated Electronic Engineering Bachelor
  • Computer engineering Bachelor
  • Electronic Systems Engineering Bachelor
  • Engineering and data science Bachelor
  • Mechatronics Engineering Bachelor
Vocational training
  • Industrial automation and robotics HVET
  • Industrial Mechatronics HVET

Legend by training level:

Bachelor's degree and Master's degree
HVET: Higher Vocational Education and Training, IVET: Initial Vocational Education and Training, IQP: Initial Qualification Programme
Certificates of professionalism 1, 2, or 3

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Process control technicians not elsewhere classified

603

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

17,26%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

14,42% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

68,66%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

6,63%

Part-time contracts

1,12% Turnover index

673

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-8%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

69%

31%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Process control technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Process control technicians not elsewhere classified

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
16%
Between 1 and 2 years
17%
Between 2 and 4 years
38%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
11%
Manufacturing
41%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
14%
Information and communication
13%
Construction
8%
Education
5%
Others
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.