Architecture & Engineering
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
Also called: Deployment Engineer, Electro Magnetic Compatibility Test Engineer, RFID Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Engineer), RFID Systems Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Systems Engineer)
US median pay
$130,220
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+3.7%
about average or slower
Openings a year (US)
4,900
98,200 employed
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Preparation 4/5 · Considerable preparation
What this job is
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
What they do day to day
- Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
- Select appropriate radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and determine placement locations.
- Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.
- Perform acceptance testing on newly installed or updated systems.
- Determine means of integrating radio frequency identification device (RFID) into other applications.
- Provide technical support for radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Collect data about existing client hardware, software, networking, or key business processes to inform implementation of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.4/5
- Systems Analysis3.2/5
- Coordination3.1/5
- Time Management3.0/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.0/5
- Instructing3.0/5
- Systems Evaluation2.9/5
Knowledge
- Computers and Electronics4.8/5
- Engineering and Technology4.6/5
- English Language4.2/5
- Design3.7/5
- Customer and Personal Service3.6/5
- Education and Training3.5/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 4 of 5 — Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree and several years of related experience.
Typical entry education (BLS): Bachelor's degree.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Bachelor's degree75%
- Associate's degree10%
Who this job suits
Mostly Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Investigative
Ideas, research and solving problems
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.