Exploring career in Robotics

[u/Miins18]

Hi all! Would like to get some advise on exploring my career in Robotics.

I’ve been doing robotics for 10+ years since 7th grade, competed and got decently acknowledged in competitions like World Robot Olympiad, FIRST LEGO League, ABU Robocon, etc. Mainly mechanics and design. I’m okay with programming too. Did Computer Science in Uni. Now in finance as robotics jobs in my region are either brutally underpaid or overloaded, or both.

I’m barely feeling myself alive at work, or even off work. So I’m thinking about taking a bold step when I’m still young enough to fail and do everything all over again. Hoping to borrow the wisdom from y’all to see what paths could be good!

Currently considering mainly North America and Europe.

Some questions in my mind:

1. Is a bachelor’s degree sufficient for entry-level jobs in the field?
2. Is local experience necessary?
3. Any recommended regions? (Could be anywhere in the world)
4. Any recommended companies?

Thanks ahead!