What are the Leading Industrial Automation Job Types? (Part 1 of 2)
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Are you looking for an Industrial Automation job? And if so, in which functional area of automation, would you apply and use your talents and knowledge towards?
There are many automation job types for sure.
And it doesn’t mean if you pick a particular job you will stay with it throughout your career.
Like any other career, you will have career goals, and learn about job opportunities along the way. So, get your foot in the door of a good organization, learn and grow.
Industrial Automation job functions will range from starting out your career perhaps as an Instrument and Electrical Technician, and then more advanced skill sets are required for Programmable Logic Controller Programmers, Electrical and Controls design, and then into IT-related functions such as business and process control network segmenting, database management administration duties for database design, SQL scripting for regulatory report generation and historical data collection.
Some of the exciting and challenging jobs performed by Industrial Controls Automation professionals are:
- Automation Product Manager
- Automation Project Manager
- Industrial Automation Sales Engineer
- Automation Controls Engineer
- Automation Application Engineer
- Field Systems Engineer
- PLC Programmer
- Automation Technician
This rewarding industry is in great demand for automation professionals like you, so join in this session to help get the upper edge on your next interview meeting.
The Automation Technician: will provide routine diagnostic checks, repair and maintain instruments, electrical wiring, mechanical plumbing, and control systems. They are fluent in, and in some cases, have certified knowledge of electronics, mechanics and programmable logic controllers.
The Field Systems Engineer: will travel and provide on-site technical direction to customers, to engineering and operations departments, make field related adjustments to programming, complete installation, and commissioning of related automated equipment.
The Automation Engineer: will design, program, simulate and commission automated machines and plant-wide processes to perform many job functions. Depending on the size of the organization this engineer will perform some or all of these responsibilities.
The Industrial Automation Sales Engineer: will be able to perform all of the duties of an Automation Engineer, and in many cases, the Field Systems Engineer and Technician. Just as important they will have the skill sets to effectively develop and execute sales of automation solutions.
So, what can you earn as an Automation professional? Of course, this varies on where you live, but according to our most recent research, the salary compensation for the United States and Germany, for example, are on the average of $90,400 a year and 81.000 € per year respectively.
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The average salary of an Automation Engineer is $90,411 per year in the United States.
The typical tenure for an Automation Engineer is 1-3 years.
The average automation engineer salary in Germany is 80.967 € or an equivalent hourly rate of 39 €. In addition, they earn an average bonus of 3.101 €.
Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Germany.
The job description and degree of responsibilities vary and so you should align your capabilities with the experience required. Get your foot in the door and prove yourself to get the next level of experience, this could happen very fast, so keep learning.
Now that we have learned about the Automation Job types let’s continue to learn more about some of the questions you’ll be asked during an interview, in our next video, “How to Prepare for the Job Interview Questions as an Automation Engineer?“.
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As an Automation Engineer I can speak from conviction: Best Job ever. I love the interaction with the plants.
Amazing, Kevin! Thanks for sharing your experiences with us!
Hey kevin, I was looking into automation engineering, I already know about PLCs, AC, DC, analog, and robotics. I'm guessing I should learn about HMI and networking nex?
@@dinomra7771 Network is definitely an important area for example: Fieldbus technologies as Profibus or Fieldbus, Modbus TCP is quite important today or Profinet.
One really important area is functional safety.
HMI is a good field to take a look at as well.
@@keving2160 Thankyou for the advice. Vielen Dank!
@@keving2160 What about network automation?
I went to school for a mechatronics degree and ended up getting a really bad job that didn't utilize my skills and I'm now trying to focus myself on the automation industry. In school I was really good with plcs and ladder logic and troubleshooting the systems involved. I appreciate your video because it helps people like me who are just starting to know what is out there in order to make better decisions.
Thanks a lot for your kind comment! We truly appreciate your support, keep up the learning curve!
Great insight. Big up RealPars!
As well as all roles you have listed, but there is one path you have missed, which is a technical manager position for example: automation manager / engineer manager and etc
Thanks for the information. I'm waiting for the next video. (Interview Questions) Send maximum Interview Questions ..
Many thanks for this video. Please can you make a complete PLC programming video on Bottle filling process from
De-Palletizer machine -->
Container/Crate Unpacker -->
container washing -->
Empty container inspection machine (EBI) (rejection system)--->
Inliner conveyor --->
Major focus on Filler machine using container present sensor, shift register to track container position for filling phases (e.g.
a. Pre-evacuation, b. CO2 flushing, c. final evacuation, d. CO2 counter- pressurisation, e. Filling / filling concluded, f. Snifting )
Then bottle burst sensor to trigger flushing, low fill -->
bottle crowner -->
Full Bottle Inspection machine -->
Pasteurization Machine (temperature zones for PU corrections) -->
Container Labeller ( bottle present sensor, bottle orientation system, servo motors for bottle seat position, cameras, coding of labels) -->
Container/Crate Packer -->
Full crate inspection machine -->
Palletizer machine operations
Conveyor synchronisation
Kindly make a modular PLC training for each packaging machine
Many thanks
Hey!
Thanks for your comment and your suggestion. I will pass this on to our course developers!
Thanks for sharing and happy learning!
Thank you so much. I'm a junior at Đà Nẵng University of Technology from Vietnam. I hope that you will produce more automation videos!
You're very welcome! Happy learning!
I am subscribed to your channel since its very beginning. I like it so much 😊 👍
Amazing! Happy to hear that.
Thank you so much sir...thank you...
These videos means a alot
You are very welcome!
Hey, i enjoyed all your videos. Thank you
Great! Happy learning!
I teach in the Electromechanical Engineering Technology program at Murray State University. Most of my students qualify for all these jobs as we focus heavily on PLC, HMI, and Robotic programming and most of our graduates are automation or controls engineers. This is the perfect recruiting video, thank you.
That's amazing to hear, thanks for sharing! We are very happy to hear that.
Can a person who has been working as lecturer in engineering college enter into this profession at the age of 32 after doing the course indistrial automation plc and scada...what are the future scope of this course...kindly reply sir...
@@aruns3392 I am going to be honest with you, it really depends greatly on the program that you teach in. With my program we are engaged with local and regional industry, meet with them regular, and try to stay up to date with technology. Some programs are mostly theory, and does not communicate with industry. If you come from one of these programs, it will be a harder transition into industry.
Hello Sir nice to meet you. As a student pursuing bachelors in mechanical engineering, I am looking forward to have masters after which I want to go in automation sector as a mechanical engineer. can you name some masters programs or skills as mechanical engineer in automation field which have a good demand and pay in the coming years??
whelp, this video made me learn everything that I'll ever need to choose my job
very many thanks for including cases from Germany
You're very welcome!
Thank you for your teaching
You're more than welcome, Hamid!
Thanks a lot for video I have been watching all yours video from Azerbaijan
I am control & automation student ,pls do post more industrial oriented Automation videos
Thanks for all what you do
You are welcome, Hichem!
so much inspirational and helpful
Great, Ahmad!
You are professional 👌🏻😍
Please RealPars,
Do you provide in-house course?
I bring around 12K EUR / year home as a PLC/Robot programmer in Eastern Europe.
But thankfully I absolutely love this job.
1k per month? Too low man
Thanks for the Information
You are very welcome, Hamed!
where should i start if i want to get into Automation Industry? I majored in control system at my uni, know the basic of control system, PID controls, used matlab for my graduate project. Now I am learning PLC and other new control stuff from your channel :)
I have been working as an electrical estimator in building industry and feeling really bored..
What are the qualifications for an Automation Tech?
Great video!
Thank you!
I am ready for next videos , very interested
Happy learning, Abdul!
Many thanks realpars group for ghis video and your all videos
I need a video for FAGOR snc hmi please
Next video.. And I am tune
Thank you very much sir
You are very welcome!
I'm working as SCADA Specialist. Before was plc programmer and Control system designer. Thanks for video 💪
So excited to hear SCADA World!
@@4.0Solutions good to see iot master here 🔥
Sir,,,which SCADA software is worth learning?plz suggest me some
@@RamKumar-ww5fg hey, generally we did a post about this on our blog. I would like to suggest you one of the biggest on market so you will have more chance to get fast and good job after you have experience. For my choice, it can be WinCC V7, WinCC TIA, Aveva InTouch, FactoryTalk.
Regards
Luke
@@SCADAWorld im a mechanical engineering graduate , can i become a industrial automation engineer?
Thanks for the video sir
You are very welcome!
this makes me want to hero for a cause the automation facility does that i select
i love the way you teach.. can you please make videos on mechatronics as well
That's great to hear! Thanks for sharing, and I will surely forward your topic suggestion to our course developers.
Happy learning!
I study control and automation engineering are control and automation same thing (at work) or is their different between them
Thanks for yours video. Could you make a video about education of automation in different countries? I'm from Ukraine and I like your channel.
Thanks for this, I have an IT background, currently working in Manufacturing Execution Systems Operations... I am currently enrolled in a Industrial Data Communications, networks and IT... Id like to understand how the systems work closer to the plant level, but do not fully see how this knowledge and Advanced Diploma can advance my career in IT, but IT closer to the plant level but not automation engineer.?
Hi, I like your video. Thanks
Thanks a lot, Sohail!
thanks!!
You are welcome!
the video is nice, very informative... im a bachelor degree graduated, plc programmer competition winner, but now working in degree-unrelated job :(
Thanks for your support! Hopefully, you will soon find a job where your PLC Programming skills will come to use. Best of luck!
Hi, I love your diagram and pictures, are we allowed to copy them and re-use them in our own presentation ?
Hi Pierre,
Thanks for your comment!
We're glad you found the RealPars videos useful; You can share our video as long as it remains unmodified, tagged and credited back to us.
I'm about to cry.
I don't get enough 😢
Nice
The best youtupe chanel in the domaine 😉
Thanks a lot, Kamel!
Tnx
I am industrial automation teacher. I love my job very much
Great to hear!
I am currently an MES Operations specialist, more on the IT side of things. Interaction with IT systems integrating with plant and control/automation systems. I am studying an advanced diploma in Industrial Data communications, networks and IT and would like to advance a career further down closer to the plant, maybe level 2 on PLC/DCS level. Any advice? I am working in a chemicals plant where these disciplines are available.
The best way to learn is through training (subscribe to the video courses at Realpars.com!) and to get hands-on ex-experience. Spend some time with the automation engineers at your site to see what they do and what skills you will need to develop. Level 2 includes applications as well such as data historians, batch and recipe control, supervisory control and OPC and bus networks.
Can you please upload a video like this for Electrical engineer
Thanks for your suggestion, I will happily go ahead and pass this on to our course developers.
Thanks again for sharing!
Awesome video but plz make on Automation strategy
Hey!
Thanks for your comment and your suggestion. I will pass this on to our course developers!
Thanks for sharing and happy learning!
I like your videos a lot . I'm an electrical engineer having 5 years of experience in construction field so now I have rich field experience . i would like to move next level by learning PLC, SCADA, DCS. can you please help me in this?
Hi Shaik,
Thanks for your comment, and great to hear your motivation!
Sure, we have a whole course library filled with over 400+ video courses. For a low monthly fee, you’ll get full access to an exclusive library of courses on PLC programming and industrial automation topics as well as new fresh out of the oven videos each and every week. These courses are all member-exclusive and are not shared anywhere else on the internet.
Feel free to browse through our course library to see all the different topics we are covering. bit.ly/30AVJaR
Hope this helps! If I can be of any further assistance, please let me know - I’m more than happy to help!
Please, can you explain IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things) ?
Hey!
Thanks for your comment!
We have a course series dedicated to the Internet of Things bit.ly/2yLZ8KE.
Feel free to check it out.
Happy learning!
Electronic control of tankless water heater: Use a PID? SSR vs SCR?
I have an 8KW Atmor tankless water heater that has two switched heating elements. I want to add stable electronic temperature control. But I can't find good information about the different options!
Seems the PID + SSR MAY have longer switching time, and that MAY reduce heating element life from thermal cycling vs a higher speed SCR. But I am having trouble finding the real answer.
The best approach is to use an SCR with a controller made for that purpose (such as the Watlow DB-20: www.watlow.com/Products/Controllers/Power-Switching-Devices/DIN-A-MITE-B-Power-Controller ). The controller essentially eliminates cycling and allows for longer heater life. I have used these (and others) for years with great success with many different kinds of heaters. The short answer to your initial question is an SCR can switch at any phase angle of the AC power supply and can control the output voltage linearly. On the other hand, SSR is a switching element that only turns ON/OFF. The better control of an SCR prolongs heater life and eliminates cycling. The SSR approach is faster, but I would not use it due to the nature of the device to cause temperature cycling.
@@realpars
1. The Watlow DB-20 appears to be the heater power control -- unclear what PID(?) Temperature Controller to use for this application to drive it.
2. How to keep SCR from adding noise harmonics and phase error to the power system?
Should one look for a zero crossing type? On 50 Hz 230V BTW.
Appreciate your advice...having trouble finding answers online.
Hello, i have worked as a mechanical maintenance engineer for earthmoving machines, highways trucks and plant maintenace for kver 10 yrs. I wish to switch over to industrial automation. What are the likely steps you'll recommend to achieve my goal in the shortest possible time. Thanks
Hi Babatunde,
Thank you for your question. You are making the right decision! Industrial Automation is a demanding field these days. And we have a shortage of personnel to fill the demands! First and foremost, if you have not signed up for the Pro membership with RealPars, you should do so. We are the site that offers easy-to-understand lessons that are up-to-date with experts that have done that and been there. I should know, having been in this field for 45 years with some of the major companies like Siemens and General Motors, to name a few. I highly recommend Mechatronic system learning programs. You will learn all the areas of study needed in this field. Not sure where you are in the world, but here is a link to help you get started. Happy learning!
www.siemens.com/global/en/products/services/digital-enterprise-services/training-services/sitrain/smscp.html
please can some list some software for me i can practice with-- in reference to automation and instrumentation -- like the rslogix and the rest
Hi Lantz,
Thanks for your comment, and I am happy to help you out!
Our engineers have written an article suggesting some software/hardware for beginners to practice along with our video courses. Feel free to check that out over here help.realpars.com/en/articles/5412147-do-i-need-any-hardware-or-software-to-complete-the-video-courses
Happy learning!
I wish to become an expert in Automation, I really need you guide
Great to hear that! Our course library is specifically designed to provide all the tools needed for beginners to evolve to an advanced level through our hands-on courses. Feel free to browse through our course library to see all the different topics we are covering learn.realpars.com/
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I am currently studying industrial engineering for my first degree, can I get into industrial automation with that?
Industrial engineering would be relevant for industrial careers in general. Plenty of PLC/Automation professionals out there with non electrical/automation degrees
Sir please explain about dynomill.
Hi Vishal,
Thanks for sharing your suggestion with us! I have sent this over to our course developers.
Thank you for this nice video, unfortunately I didn't find the app of realpars. Please help...
Thanks for your kind comment!
We have recently optimized our learning platform which includes some highly requested features. We are happy to bring you these new improvements which will grant an even better learning experience, as a result we had to decide to no longer support the RealPars App. You can use our webpage to continue watching the video courses.
If you start working as self-employed automation engineer you can make a lot more. (But you have to be one of the best for sure) 😉
how do i go about as a self employed automation engineer
@@tayoeugene791 You need to get enough contacts for further projects first. Then you can start buildung your own business (I made a GmbH for example), but before you leave your employer, make sure to have some projects in the pipeline, then everything will be fine. 5 or more years of experience are also recommended.
Ok thank you. Please How can I contact you personally
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I can not find app in the playmarket
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Love 💕 from india
I am instrument technician but i have done mscs my intrest integration of OT and IT cps and industrial revolution 4.0 how can i go in this field
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Can mechanical engineering students get into the automation field
Because I'm mechanical engineer but having great interest in automation
Can I build my career in automation
Similar question as well
@@muhammadosama8308 of course you can :)
Yes of course you can
@@gusmng But where should a students currently studying mechanical engineering start from?.
@@muhammadosama8308 just start from the beginning. Important thing is you should study systematically step by step. And never give up 🙂👍
Can you expalin Building automation system (BMS)...
Hey Dinitha!
Thanks for your comment and your suggestion. I will pass this on to our course developers!
Thanks for sharing and happy learning!
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Sibtitulos in spanish please!!😅
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Sales engineer ....can do programming....ok
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