What the data shows
- 1
Across the 58 employers followed throughout, open roles moved up 1.6%: roughly 717 in the week of 5 Oct 2026, 728 by the week of 19 Oct 2026.
- 2
Over the latest week, employers posted roughly 75 new roles per week, compared with 8 per week in the preceding week (+837.5%).
- 3
Between the opening and closing weeks, the posted median for open roles went from $28/hr to $27/hr.
- 4
Weekly apply clicks per open role shifted from 0.11 (week of 5 Oct 2026) to 0.11 (week of 19 Oct 2026), reflecting changes both in the roles on offer and in the site's readership.
Figure 1
The index at a glance
What changed from the opening week to the closing week?
| Measure | Week of 5 Oct 2026 | Week of 19 Oct 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open roles (fixed panel) | 717 | 728 | +1.6% |
| Open roles (all tracked employers) | 730 | 1,076 | +47.4% |
| New listings in the week | 47 | 75 | +59.6% |
| Removed in the week | 18 | 27 | +50.0% |
| Median advertised rate | $28/hr | $27/hr | -3.6% |
| Apply clicks per open role | 0.11 | 0.11 | +1.7% |
Base: The earliest and latest full weeks within 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026.
Open roles average the days of each week. The median rate and the share of roles with a stated rate are taken as each week begins.
Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, Open Robot Training Jobs, Counted Weekly, October 2026 edition.
Figure 2
Open roles, week by week
Are there more or fewer robot training openings than before?
| Week | Open roles (fixed panel) | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 OctPartial week | 698 | 97.4 | 698 |
| 5 to 11 Oct | 717 | 100.0 | 730 |
| 12 to 18 Oct | 717 | 100.1 | 895 |
| 19 to 25 Oct | 728 | 101.6 | 1,076 |
| 26 to 31 OctPartial week | 728 | 101.6 | 1,142 |
Base: Mean daily open roles per week for the fixed panel (the 58 employers followed since 1 Oct 2026), 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026.
The index sets the panel's open roles in the week of 5 Oct 2026 to 100. Employers picked up after that show only in the final column, so a newcomer joining is never mistaken for more hiring.
Weeks clipped by the window edge carry the dates they cover and are flagged as partial.
Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, Open Robot Training Jobs, Counted Weekly, October 2026 edition.
Figure 3
Weekly postings added and taken down
Each week, how many robot training postings go up and how many come off?
| Week | New listings | Removed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 OctPartial week | 8 | 21 |
| 5 to 11 Oct | 47 | 18 |
| 12 to 18 Oct | 8 | 35 |
| 19 to 25 Oct | 75 | 27 |
| 26 to 31 OctPartial week | 37 | 101 |
Base: Postings on employer job boards, 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026, grouped into ISO weeks (Monday to Sunday, UTC).
Postings already up during an employer's first tracked week (its back catalogue) are left out of new listings.
Weeks clipped by the window edge carry the dates they cover and are flagged as partial.
Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, Open Robot Training Jobs, Counted Weekly, October 2026 edition.
Figure 4
Weekly median of posted rates
Are robot training pay rates on the move?
| Week | Median advertised rate | Roles stating a rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 OctPartial week | $28 | 15.2% | 0.7% |
| 5 to 11 Oct | $28 | 14.3% | 0.9% |
| 12 to 18 Oct | $27 | 16.5% | 0.5% |
| 19 to 25 Oct | $27 | 25.4% | 0.3% |
| 26 to 31 OctPartial week | $27 | 29.0% | 0.4% |
Base: Priced roles live as each week began, 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026.
Changes in which roles are open move the median alongside actual rate changes.
Weeks clipped by the window edge carry the dates they cover and are flagged as partial.
Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, Open Robot Training Jobs, Counted Weekly, October 2026 edition.
Figure 5
Weekly apply clicks per opening
Are more or fewer people going after each opening?
| Week | Clicks per open role | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 OctPartial week | 0.14 | 56 |
| 5 to 11 Oct | 0.11 | 80 |
| 12 to 18 Oct | 0.04 | 40 |
| 19 to 25 Oct | 0.11 | 120 |
| 26 to 31 OctPartial week | 0.18 | 174 |
Base: Clicks on Apply for a particular role on RobotTraining.jobs, 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026, divided by that week's average open roles.
Growth in RobotTraining.jobs's own readership lifts this line as much as interest in the work does, so compare weeks with each other and do not treat it as a market-wide total.
Weeks clipped by the window edge carry the dates they cover and are flagged as partial.
Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, Open Robot Training Jobs, Counted Weekly, October 2026 edition.
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- Open role
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- Live page: the twelve most recent full ISO weeks (Monday to Sunday, UTC), starting no earlier than the week of 14 Sep 2026. Edition: the weeks inside one calendar month.
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RobotTraining.jobs (2026). Open Robot Training Jobs, Counted Weekly, October 2026 edition. https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-jobs-index/2026-10
BibTeX
@misc{robottrainingjobs_robot_training_jobs_index_2026_10,
author = {{RobotTraining.jobs}},
title = {Open Robot Training Jobs, Counted Weekly, October 2026 edition},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-jobs-index/2026-10}},
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