Robotics engineers are in high demand — so what is the job like?

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From the operating theater to the factory floor and the testing laboratory, robots have transformed the way people work across multiple industries.

So, perhaps it is no surprise that robotics engineers are highly sought-after, with the United States alone expected to add 9,000 robotics engineers by 2032, according to Sokanu's Career Explorer.

Another hotspot for robotics engineers is the island-nation of Singapore, the second most automated country after South Korea. Singapore has 488 robot workers per 10,000 human employees, according to the International Federation of Robotics. The global average is 74.

CNBC's Most Wanted shadowed three Singaporeans working with and programming robots: 

Watch the video above to join them for a day on the job.