Robotics and Automation Training near Baytown, Texas

Are you looking for a way to train for a tech trade? Do you want to learn how to service and automate robots? At Universal Technical Institute (UTI), we have a robotics technician training program where you can learn about electrical, mechanical, and basic programming skills to prepare for a career in the field.¹

Learn more about our Texas trade school and how you can take the first step toward becoming a robotics technician.

UTI’s hands-on Robotics & Automation Technician program can be completed in just 51 weeks. We also don’t require anyone interested in becoming a robotics and automation technician to have prior training or experience to enroll.

The automation training at our Houston campus takes students through 3D printing techniques, industrial robotics, and so much more. Our training can help you gain the skills and knowledge employers are looking for today.

Career Services Businesses across industries such as electronics, health care and manufacturing benefit from robotics and automation to assist their assembly lines, data collection and more. Our robotics and automation school prepares our grads with in-demand skills to help them pursue entry-level positions. Similarly to other industries, with more experience and hard work, technicians may be able to advance in their careers.⁷⁷

Some entry-level and advanced positions include:

Entry level

• Robotics and automation technician.
• Control systems technician.
• Maintenance technician.

Advanced

• Instrumentation and controls technician.
• Service technician III.
• Senior maintenance technician.
• Process control tech.
• Product tech specialist.
• Test engineering technician.
• System integrator.
• Robotics engineer.
• Project engineer.
• Control engineer.
• Automation program manager.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual salary for robotics and automation technicians in the United States was $65,080 in May 2023.⁵⁹ This means half earned more and half earned less. Keep in mind that salary depends on several factors, including experience, employer, demand and cost of living in the area.

Come see our campus in person! Book a tour and walk through our labs, meet instructors and ask questions you may have about our program. Follow these directions to get to UTI Houston:

1. Get on Texas 330 Spur North. (1.7 miles)
   1. Head north on Decker Drive toward West Defee Street. (0.8 miles)
   2. Keep left to stay on Decker Drive. (0.6 miles)
   3. Use any lane to take the Texas 330 Spur West ramp. (0.4 miles)
2. Take Interstate 10 West and Texas 8 Beltway North/Sam Houston Tollway North to North Freeway Service Road in Houston. Take exit 63 from Interstate 45 North. (37.6 miles)
   1. Merge onto Texas 330 Spur North. (4.7 miles)
   2. Merge onto Interstate 10 West. (5.7 miles)
   3. Use the right lane to take exit 781A for Texas 8 Beltway North/Sam Houston Parkway/Texas 8 Beltway North/Sam Houston Parkway/Texas 8 Beltway South/Sam Houston Tollway. (0.2 miles)
   4. Use the right lane to take the Texas 8 Beltway North ramp to Sam Houston Parkway. (0.9 miles)
   5. Merge onto Texas 8 Beltway North/Sam Houston Tollway North. (23.4 miles)
   6. Use the right two lanes to merge onto Interstate 45 toward Dallas. (2.4 miles)
   7. Take exit 63 toward Airtex Drive. (0.3 miles)
3. Continue on North Freeway Service Road to your destination. (1.9 miles)
   1. Merge onto North Freeway Service Road. (1.4 miles)
   2. Turn right onto Northpark Central Drive. (0.4 miles)
   3. Turn left. (82 feet)
   4. Turn right, destination will be on the left. (161 feet)

Fastest route may change depending on most recent traffic conditions.