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'll 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 these 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 project management automation industrial automation sales automation controls engineer automation application engineer field systems engineering 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 we will give you an idea of some job descriptions and provide some insight to prepare you with some frequently asked questions for your next job interview at real Parrs we love helping you learn so if you enjoy this video as much as we enjoyed making it click the like button subscribe and click the bell and you'll receive notifications of new real Parrs videos so you'll never miss another one 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 complete installation make field related adjustments to programming 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 skillsets 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 United States and Germany for example are on the average of ninety thousand four hundred dollars a year and eighty-one thousand euro per year respectively the average salary of an automation engineer is ninety thousand four hundred and
eleven dollars per year in the United States salary estimates are based on 3356 salaries submitted anonymously to indeed by automation engineer employees users and collected from past and present job advertisements on indeed in the past thirty six months the typical tenure for an automation engineer is one to three years the average automation engineer salary in Germany is eighty thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven euro or an equivalent hourly rate of thirty nine euro in addition they earn an average bonus of three thousand one hundred and one euro salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly
from employers and anonymous employees in Germany and degree of responsibilities very and so you should align your capabilities with the experience required get your foot in the door improve yourself to get the next level of experience this could happend 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 interview questions as an automation engineer if you'd like to learn more about any of the topics covered in
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