{"name":"Symbotic Hiring Data (live data, 20 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026)","question":"What is Symbotic hiring for: how many roles, which kinds of work, at what advertised pay, and open to whom?","source":"Every day this site reads the public job boards of the robot training employers and programs it follows. Every Symbotic figure is drawn solely from its own public listings, with full descriptions and application forms read wherever its job board provides them.","publisher":"RobotTraining.jobs","url":"https://robottraining.jobs/research/symbotic-hiring-data","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"RobotTraining.jobs (2026). Symbotic Hiring Data (live data, 20 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/symbotic-hiring-data (accessed 18 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"symbotic-hiring-data","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2026-09-20","to":"2026-10-17","days":28},"computedAt":"2026-10-18T16:37:15.093Z","summary":"Symbotic had 11 robot training roles open on 17 Oct 2026 (1.1% of the market, the 9th largest of 73 employers), all in Robot Fleet Operations; none carried an hourly rate, while all took applicants only from named countries, the United States above all.","stats":[{"id":"open-roles","value":"11","label":"jobs live on 17 Oct 2026, 1.1% of all listingst","figure":"compared-with-market"},{"id":"stated-pay","value":"0%","label":"of its open roles give an hourly rate","figure":"pay-against-market"},{"id":"location-rule","value":"100%","label":"of its open roles take applications from named countries only","figure":"location-rules"},{"id":"main-kind","value":"100%","label":"of its open roles in Robot Fleet Operations","figure":"kinds-of-work"}],"findings":[{"id":"size","figure":"compared-with-market","text":"On 17 Oct 2026, Symbotic had 11 open roles: 1.1% of the 1,029 open at the 73 employers RobotTraining.jobs tracks, the 9th highest count."},{"id":"main-kind","figure":"kinds-of-work","text":"All 11 of its open roles are in Robot Fleet Operations, a kind in which Symbotic accounts for 4.8% of every open role (the 6th largest share among 20 employers); across the board it posts in 1 of the 7 kinds of work that had openings."},{"id":"pay-level","figure":"pay-against-market","text":"None of its 11 open roles give an hourly rate, while 21.3% of open roles at other employers do."},{"id":"access","figure":"location-rules","text":"None of its 11 open roles are open to people applying from anywhere (0.3% at other employers); all are restricted to certain countries, the United States chief among them (named by all 11)."},{"id":"turnover","figure":"listing-flow","text":"Between 20 Sep 2026 and 17 Oct 2026, Symbotic put up 0 new listings and took down 1; tracking of it began on 14 Oct 2026."},{"id":"requirements","figure":"requirements","text":"Of the 11 roles Symbotic lists with a full description, 100.0% require a college degree, 0.0% a driver's license and 0.0% a background check (at other employers that publish descriptions: 4.4%, 53.3% and 18.7%)."},{"id":"title-word","figure":"title-words","text":"\"Operator\" is Symbotic's most common title word (all 11 of its open roles); at other employers it appears in 33.3% of open roles."}],"figures":[{"id":"compared-with-market","title":"Symbotic next to the rest of the market","question":"Next to every other robot training employer, how big is Symbotic, what does it pay, who can apply and how fast do its listings turn over?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Measure","unit":"text"},{"key":"platform","label":"Symbotic","unit":"text"},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers","unit":"text"},{"key":"rank","label":"Rank (1st = top)","unit":"text"}],"rows":[{"key":"open","cells":{"group":"Jobs live on 17 Oct 2026","platform":"11","others":"1,018","rank":"9th of 73"}},{"key":"market-share","cells":{"group":"Share of the whole market","platform":"1.1%","others":"98.9%","rank":"9th of 73"}},{"key":"new","cells":{"group":"Newly posted in this period","platform":"0","others":"106","rank":"joint 27th of 73"}},{"key":"kinds","cells":{"group":"Kinds of work listed","platform":"1","others":"7","rank":"joint 28th of 73"}},{"key":"stated","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Open roles with a posted hourly rate","platform":"0.0%","others":"21.3%","rank":"joint 9th of 10"}},{"key":"median-pay","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Median advertised pay","platform":"n/a","others":"$27/hr","rank":"n/a"}},{"key":"worldwide","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Open roles accepting any country","platform":"0.0%","others":"0.3%","rank":"joint 1st of 10"}},{"key":"days-listed","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Median days up before removal","platform":"n/a","others":"31.6 days","rank":"n/a"}}],"sample":"Snapshot at the close of 17 Oct 2026: 11 open roles at Symbotic and 1,018 across the 72 other employers RobotTraining.jobs tracks, with listings drawn from 20 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026.","notes":["\"Other employers\" pools every remaining employer tracked over the same dates: their counts are added together and their medians come from all of their roles at once.","Ranks run across the 73 employers that had open roles. An employer is ranked on a measure only once it clears that measure's floor: 10 open roles for a share, 8 posted rates for a pay median and 10 removed roles with a known listing date for days listed. On days listed, the longest comes first.","Built from listings alone, as they appear on the employer's public job board."]},{"id":"kinds-of-work","title":"What Symbotic hires for","question":"What kinds of robot training work does Symbotic post, and how big a slice of each kind's openings belongs to it?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"open","label":"Open roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"marketShare","label":"Its slice of all openings in the kind","unit":"percent"},{"key":"rank","label":"Rank within this job type","unit":"text","secondary":true},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Robot Fleet Operations","open":11,"share":100,"marketShare":4.8,"rank":"6th of 20","median":null}}],"sample":"Symbotic's 11 open roles at the close of 17 Oct 2026. Market shares divide by the 1,029 roles open that day across all 73 employers.","notes":["Every role is sorted into one of the site's seven kinds of robot training work, based on what its title and description say.","Ranks within a kind count only the employers with open roles in that kind. No median is shown below 8 roles with a posted hourly rate."]},{"id":"pay-against-market","title":"What Symbotic advertises it pays","question":"Does Symbotic put a rate on its listings, and does it pay more or less than other employers for the same kind of work?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Roles","unit":"text"},{"key":"stated","label":"Stating an hourly rate","unit":"percent"},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","bar":true},{"key":"band","label":"Its middle half","unit":"text","secondary":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers' median","unit":"usd"},{"key":"gap","label":"Its median against theirs","unit":"percent","signed":true},{"key":"priced","label":"Its postings with a rate","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"all","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"All its open roles","stated":0,"median":null,"band":null,"others":27,"gap":null,"priced":0}},{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Robot Fleet Operations","stated":0,"median":null,"band":null,"others":27,"gap":null,"priced":0}}],"sample":"On 17 Oct 2026, 0 of Symbotic's 11 open roles carried an hourly rate, against 217 of 1,018 at other employers.","notes":["Pay means the hourly rate written into the posting; where it gives a range, the midpoint is used. The middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile.","Medians appear only from 8 posted rates up, and a comparison needs that many on both sides. The same-kinds row averages the gap over every kind where both sides clear that bar, weighting each kind by how many priced roles the employer has in it. That way an employer that simply lists higher-paid work does not look like it pays more for identical work."]},{"id":"location-rules","title":"Where applicants for Symbotic roles can be based","question":"Can people apply to Symbotic from any country, or only from certain ones?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Location rule","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its open roles","unit":"count"},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent"}],"rows":[{"key":"global","cells":{"group":"Open worldwide","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0.3}},{"key":"exclude","cells":{"group":"Worldwide except listed countries","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0}},{"key":"include","cells":{"group":"Only listed countries","roles":11,"share":100,"others":99.7}},{"key":"unknown","cells":{"group":"No rule stated","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0}}],"sample":"Symbotic's 11 open roles on 17 Oct 2026, set beside the 1,018 open at other employers.","notes":["Each rule comes from the location written in the posting; if the posting says nothing, the employer's own statement about where it hires fills the gap. The rule only covers where applications are accepted. Tax, payment and work-permit rules may still apply."]},{"id":"countries-named","title":"Where Symbotic's country-limited roles are open","question":"Which countries appear when Symbotic restricts a role to certain places?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Country","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Limited roles naming it","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its country-limited jobs","unit":"percent"},{"key":"sole","label":"Open only there","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"US","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"United States","roles":11,"share":100,"sole":11}}],"sample":"On 17 Oct 2026, 11 of Symbotic's 11 open roles took applications only from named countries, and 11 of those named just one. 1 country in total.","notes":["A role that lists several countries is counted under each one. \"Open only there\" counts roles whose list holds this country and no other."]},{"id":"listing-flow","title":"New and taken-down listings at Symbotic","question":"How many roles did Symbotic put up, and how many came down?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Measure","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"open-start","cells":{"group":"Open as 20 Sep 2026 began","roles":null,"others":644}},{"key":"new","cells":{"group":"New listings","roles":0,"others":106}},{"key":"removed","cells":{"group":"Removed listings","roles":1,"others":111}},{"key":"open-end","cells":{"group":"Open as 17 Oct 2026 closed","roles":11,"others":1018}}],"sample":"Symbotic's listings, 20 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 (tracking began mid-window).","notes":["A new listing is a role that first appeared during the window, not counting the employer's opening week in this dataset. A removed listing dropped out of the feed during the window. One role can be both.","Tracking of Symbotic started on 14 Oct 2026, so roles that showed up that week are treated as its back catalogue rather than new listings; there is also no opening count for it.","The opening count for other employers skips any employer whose tracking began inside the window."]},{"id":"days-listed","title":"Time online for Symbotic's removed roles","question":"Before Symbotic took a role down, how long had it been posted?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Days listed","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Removed roles","unit":"count"},{"key":"share","label":"Share","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"under-7","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Under 7 days","roles":0,"share":0,"others":11.1}},{"key":"7-13","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"7 to 13 days","roles":0,"share":0,"others":6.1}},{"key":"14-29","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"14 to 29 days","roles":0,"share":0,"others":32.3}},{"key":"30-59","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"30 to 59 days","roles":1,"share":100,"others":19.2}},{"key":"60-plus","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"60 days or more","roles":0,"share":0,"others":31.3}}],"sample":"1 roles with a known listing date that Symbotic took down from 20 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026; other employers: 31.6 days across 99 roles.","notes":["Days listed run from the posting date on the job board (or, failing that, the role's first day in the feed) to the last day the role was seen. Back-catalogue roles with no posting date are excluded.","No median is given below 10 removed roles. Employers never say why a role came down: it could have been filled, put on hold or closed."]},{"id":"title-words","title":"What Symbotic calls the work","question":"Does Symbotic title its roles operator, teleoperator, driver, technician or data collector, and how often each?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Title word","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its open roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent"},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"operator","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Operator","roles":11,"share":100,"others":33.3,"median":null}},{"key":"none","cells":{"group":"None of these words","roles":0,"share":0,"others":7,"median":null}}],"sample":"Symbotic's 11 open roles on 17 Oct 2026, sorted by the words in each title, using the word list from the job titles report.","notes":["One title can contain more than one of these words ('Robot Teleoperator (AI & Robotics)') and counts under each, so the shares can total over 100%. Matching is on whole words and ignores case."]},{"id":"requirements","title":"What roles at Symbotic ask for","question":"Do the roles Symbotic lists require a degree, a licence, a minimum age, experience or checks?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"The description","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its roles","unit":"count"},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles read","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers with descriptions","unit":"percent"}],"rows":[{"key":"any-degree","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Requires a college degree (alone or with an alternative)","roles":11,"share":100,"others":4.4}},{"key":"drivers-license","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Requires a driver's license","roles":0,"share":0,"others":53.3}},{"key":"credential","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Requires a CDL, Part 107 or pilot license","roles":0,"share":0,"others":9.2}},{"key":"age","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"States a minimum age","roles":0,"share":0,"others":16.4}},{"key":"lift","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"States a weight to lift","roles":11,"share":100,"others":28.2}},{"key":"years","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Requires years of work experience","roles":11,"share":100,"others":12.6}},{"key":"hours","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"States weekly hours","roles":0,"share":0,"others":6.9}},{"key":"checks","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Requires a background check","roles":0,"share":0,"others":18.7}},{"key":"drug","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Mentions a drug test","roles":0,"share":0,"others":17.4}},{"key":"shifts","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Mentions night, weekend or rotating shifts","roles":0,"share":0,"others":44.6}},{"key":"contractor","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Mentions contractor or freelance terms","roles":0,"share":0,"others":3.3}}],"sample":"Full descriptions for 11 of Symbotic's 11 open roles on 17 Oct 2026, set against 1,018 roles from the 72 other employers and programs whose boards publish descriptions. Median years asked: 1.","notes":["Read with the requirements report's readers: degrees, licences, age, lifting, years and background checks count only as requirements (a preference does not count); hours, drug tests, shifts and terms count wherever the description mentions them.","Years and hours get a median only when 5 or more roles state them. For an hours range, the lower number is used."]}]}