Robotic process automation (RPA) is the technical design or training of a software robot or artificial intelligence (AI) entity to code, develop, configure, and test software, often to replace individual software developers. The responsibilities of an RPA professional may be to consult with businesses or clients to develop process automation procedures. There are also technical design jobs where duties are to write code to create an AI or software robot that can perform automated processes or tasks, such as working in a scripting language to create components for a larger programming job. Qualifications often include a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, statistics, engineering, or a closely related field as well as experience.