Mechatronics Engineer

Bridging Technology

Machines don’t operate themselves – unless you program to do so. As a Mechatronics Engineer, you’ll use your knowledge in engineering, mechanics, electronics and software to create devices and equipment used every day to perform duties on job sites or just make our lives more convenient.

Fast Facts

$95,936

Average Salary

$128,094

Experienced Earners Average Salary

8%

Projected 5-Year Job Growth

Two male students from Piedmont Tech operating a manufacturing device in the Central SC Region

Training At Your Fingertips

In this high-skill career, you need the right training to get you prepared. You’ll find higher education providers throughout the Central SC Region with programs specially-designed to make you competitive in the Mechatronics field.

A male employee operates a computer operated machine at MM Technics in the Central SC Region

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We have the resources and support that provides a dynamic environment where entrepreneurs, start-ups, and established companies can succeed and prosper.

ManuFirst SC

South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Apprenticeship Carolina

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Featured Media

January 24, 2023

Columbia startup raises millions to build software for trucking, aims to reshape industry

COLUMBIA (The Post and Courier Columbia) — Motor Supply Inc. is not your typical trucking company, co-founded on something of a dare by a Columbia computer scientist with no prior experience in the industry. The teams’ technical skill sets combined with on-the-job experience gained while directing 17 semis back and forth across the United States […]

January 23, 2023

OC Tech among two Orangeburg colleges awarded Department of Education grant to support underserved students

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (OC Tech) is one of two colleges in the City of Orangeburg and three in the state to be awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support postsecondary students throughout the country. OC Tech is calling the grant “Race to the Finish.” The focus is to reach out […]