Earn & Learn · Advanced Manufacturing

ROOTS Robotics Technician Apprenticeship

Sponsored by ROOTS Engineering Services · Robotics Technician

Program pathway Sponsor consultation only; hiring employer, apprentice seat, and intake are unknown.

Transferable manufacturing pathway The skills may transfer to semiconductor work, but a semiconductor placement is not established.

What families should know

Train for two years through a Florida employer. ROOTS lists no tuition bill and pay that rises as you learn. Ask the sponsor about a hiring employer and the next start date.

Decision facts

What we could verify

These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.

Registration status: Sponsor names Florida registration #2026-FL-137686; Manatee Technical College also lists ROOTS Robotics Technician as a registered apprenticeship. National standards approval is sponsor-reported.
Service area: Florida participating employers; national standards approval does not establish nationwide vacancies.
Listed location: FL This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
Delivery mode: hybrid
Who the verified information describes: New or existing workers who can join a participating Florida employer.
Eligibility: Age 18 or older with high school diploma or GED.
Meet published English safety/instruction requirements and 50-pound handling requirements.
A participating employer must hire you or enroll you as an existing worker; placement is not guaranteed.
Compensation: Sponsor publishes no tuition bill and $18/hour through 2,000 work hours, then $20/hour for hours 2,001–4,000. The $26/hour figure is a journeyworker reference, not starting pay; confirm individual employer terms.
Duration: Two years: 4,000 on-the-job hours and at least 290 instruction hours.
Credential: Sponsor describes Robotics Technician apprenticeship completion; exact employer terms and successful completion require confirmation.

Next action

What happens next

Contact info@rootsengineering.com or 941-275-6004 about participating Florida employers, individual entry, the next intake, and the wage schedule.

A current direct application was not verified. View the official program profile

Fit and tradeoffs

Questions to resolve before applying

A sponsor consultation is not a job application or guaranteed employer placement.
Sponsor reports national standards approval on September 25, 2026, citing OA Bulletin 2026-89 dated September 28; the bulletin body was not verified.
No semiconductor placement, nationwide vacancies, or independent robot-repair business route is established.

Helpful reading

How to Start Working With Robots Without a Four-Year Degree
Compare maintenance, programming, and mobile-robot service routes. Check each employer's entry rules, training pay, costs, and current access.

Sources and review details

Where these details came from

Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.

ROOTS Engineering apprenticeships

Supports: identity, registration, eligibility, duration, compensation, credential, location, applicant-scope. Observed Oct 12, 2026.

Specific employer, seat, and intake are unknown. National approval date/occupation scope remain sponsor-reported: government search index corroborated OA Bulletin 2026-89 title/date, but the reopened listing showed older pagination and the bulletin body was not verified. Florida remains the explicit delivery geography.

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