Occupations/17-2072.01
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
59%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
53%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
46%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- Task
Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- Task
Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- 02Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- 03Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- 04Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
- 05Select appropriate radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and determine placement locations.
- 06Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.14
- Degree of automation1.97
- Time sitting3.97
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.19
- Hands-on objects/tools2.59
- Outdoors / weather1.52
- Disease exposure1.24
- Decision freedom4.33
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
- Near Vision3.75
- Information Ordering3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.62
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.25
- Speaking3.75
- Mathematics2.62
- Science2.00
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies2.62
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $140,185 2 yr $128,868 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $97,907 2 yr $84,653 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $86,621 2 yr $80,567 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $11,700 | 31% | 88% | 1 yr $82,440 2 yr $80,550 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $81,333 2 yr $83,915 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $9,600 | 99% | 66% | 1 yr $80,628 2 yr $74,576 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $78,814 2 yr $79,647 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $78,343 2 yr $82,123 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $77,567 2 yr $73,720 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $76,658 2 yr $74,576 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $76,460 2 yr $77,115 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $10,700 | 86% | 79% | 1 yr $75,742 2 yr $73,321 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |