Keeps the electrical systems and machines in factories and plants running.
A production line stops at 2 a.m., and you find a burned-out motor starter, swap it, and update the PLC program so it does not happen again.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 5 years after high school. Electrical apprenticeship or trade school plus factory experience with motors and PLCs.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Trade school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Industrial Electricity (trade school), Electrical Apprenticeship.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Predictive-maintenance AI flags failing motors sooner; repairing drives, motors and controls on a factory floor stays human.
Classes: Algebra, Physics, Electronics or mechatronics CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2111.
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