{"name":"What Raises Robot Training Pay (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026)","question":"Which traits of a robot training role come with higher advertised pay, compared within the same kind of work?","source":"The public job boards of the robot training employers and programs this site tracks, read every day. Requirements come from the full descriptions of the roles whose boards publish them.","publisher":"RobotTraining.jobs","url":"https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-pay-premiums","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"RobotTraining.jobs (2026). What Raises Robot Training Pay (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-pay-premiums (accessed 10 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"robot-training-pay-premiums","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2026-09-12","to":"2026-10-09","days":28},"computedAt":"2026-10-10T21:13:49.536Z","summary":"Not enough priced roles on 9 Oct 2026 to compare pay within kinds of work.","stats":[],"findings":[],"figures":[{"id":"premiums","title":"Pay premiums, compared within each kind of work","question":"Which traits of a role come with higher advertised pay, all else in its kind of work equal?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Trait","unit":"text"},{"key":"premium","label":"Premium within kind","unit":"percent","signed":true,"bar":true},{"key":"with","label":"Median with","unit":"usd"},{"key":"without","label":"Median without","unit":"usd"},{"key":"kinds","label":"Kinds of work compared","unit":"count","secondary":true},{"key":"n","label":"Priced roles with / without","unit":"text","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"background","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Requires a background check","premium":null,"with":null,"without":null,"kinds":0,"n":"0 / 0"}},{"key":"cdl","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Requires a commercial driver's license (CDL)","premium":null,"with":null,"without":null,"kinds":0,"n":"0 / 0"}},{"key":"degree","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Requires a college degree","premium":null,"with":null,"without":null,"kinds":0,"n":"0 / 0"}},{"key":"drivers-license","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Requires a driver's license","premium":null,"with":null,"without":null,"kinds":0,"n":"0 / 0"}},{"key":"senior-title","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Senior, lead, supervisor or level II+ title","premium":null,"with":26,"without":27,"kinds":0,"n":"4 / 89"}},{"key":"shift","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Night, swing or weekend shift in the title","premium":null,"with":29,"without":26,"kinds":0,"n":"6 / 103"}},{"key":"us-only","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Open only to US residents","premium":null,"with":27,"without":13,"kinds":0,"n":"91 / 5"}}],"sample":"Roles open on 9 Oct 2026 that state an hourly rate. The licence, degree and background-check traits compare the 0 open roles whose job board publishes a full description (0 employers and programs).","notes":["Premium within kind: for each kind of work with at least 5 priced roles on both sides, the median rate with the trait over the median without it, minus one; then the average across those kinds, weighted by the roles with the trait. The medians with and without are across all kinds, for context: where they disagree with the premium, the trait is concentrated in better or worse paid kinds of work.","A premium is an association in advertised pay, not a cause: traits travel together (a CDL role is often also a night shift)."]},{"id":"cdl-premium-by-kind","title":"Requiring a CDL, kind by kind","question":"Do roles that require a commercial driver's license pay more within each kind of work?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"premium","label":"Premium","unit":"percent","signed":true,"bar":true},{"key":"with","label":"Median with","unit":"usd"},{"key":"without","label":"Median without","unit":"usd"},{"key":"n","label":"Priced roles with / without","unit":"text","secondary":true}],"rows":[],"sample":"Roles whose description requires a CDL, against described roles that do not, open on 9 Oct 2026; kinds of work with at least 5 priced roles on both sides.","notes":["Rows with fewer than 10 priced roles on either side are marked: their medians move with a few postings."]},{"id":"shift-premium-by-kind","title":"Night, swing and weekend shifts, kind by kind","question":"Do roles that name an off-hours shift pay more or less than other roles of the same kind?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"premium","label":"Premium","unit":"percent","signed":true,"bar":true},{"key":"with","label":"Median with","unit":"usd"},{"key":"without","label":"Median without","unit":"usd"},{"key":"n","label":"Priced roles with / without","unit":"text","secondary":true}],"rows":[],"sample":"Roles whose title names a night, swing or weekend shift, against roles whose title names none, open on 9 Oct 2026; kinds of work with at least 5 priced roles on both sides.","notes":["Rows with fewer than 10 priced roles on either side are marked: their medians move with a few postings."]},{"id":"us-only-premium-by-kind","title":"The US-only premium, kind by kind","question":"Do roles open only to US residents pay more than roles open worldwide, within each kind of work?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"premium","label":"Premium","unit":"percent","signed":true,"bar":true},{"key":"with","label":"Median with","unit":"usd"},{"key":"without","label":"Median without","unit":"usd"},{"key":"n","label":"Priced roles with / without","unit":"text","secondary":true}],"rows":[],"sample":"Roles open only to US residents, against roles open worldwide, open on 9 Oct 2026; kinds of work with at least 5 priced roles on both sides.","notes":["Rows with fewer than 10 priced roles on either side are marked: their medians move with a few postings."]}]}