What they do
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Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.
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Automation Engineer, Automation Specialist, Controls Engineer, Development Engineer, Equipment Engineer, Principal Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Engineer, Senior Design Engineer, Senior Project Engineer
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Wages
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| Engineers, All Other* |
| Vermont - 2020 |
| Percentile1 | Hourly | Yearly |
| 10% |
$ 27.75 |
$57,720 |
| 25% |
$ 33.75 |
$70,210 |
| Median |
$ 40.71 |
$84,680 |
| 75% |
$ 53.08 |
$110,410 |
| 90% |
$ 68.84 |
$143,190 |
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| Average |
$ 44.60 |
$92,780 |
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Industries of Employment
| Engineers, All Other* |
| United States - 2018 |
| Industry | Percent of total |
- Professional, scientific, and technical services
| 24% |
- Federal government, excluding postal service
| 20% |
- Transportation equipment manufacturing
| 6% |
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing
| 6% |
| 5% |
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Knowledge
| People in this career often know a lot about: |
- Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
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- Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
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- Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
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- Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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- Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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Skills
| People in this career often have these skills: |
- Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
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- Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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- Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
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- Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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- Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
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Interests
| People in this career often prefer these work environments: |
- Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
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- Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
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- Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
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Work Styles
| People in this career will do well at jobs that need: |
- Innovation
Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
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- Analytical Thinking
Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
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- Initiative
Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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- Attention to Detail
Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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- Persistence
Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
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Other Resources
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- CareerOneStop
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- O*NET Online
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Projected Employment
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| Engineers, All Other* |
| Vermont |
| 2018 employment |
180 |
| 2028 employment |
185 |
Annual percent change
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0.3% |
Annual projected job openings
(due to change and separations) |
13 |
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Education and Experience:
| Engineers, All Other* |
- Typical education needed for entry
Bachelor's degree
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- Work experience in a related occupation
None
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- Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency
None
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Job Zone
| Considerable Preparation Needed |
- Specific Vocational Preparation Range
(7.0 to < 8.0) - A typical worker will require
over 2 years up to and including 4 years
of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level
| How much education do most people in this career have? |
| Education level |  | Percent of
U.S. Workers |
Doctoral or professional degree
or post-MA certificate | | 2% |
Master's degree or
post-BA certificate | | 0% |
| Bachelor's degree | | 89% |
| Associate's degree | | 1% |
Certificate or some college,
no degree | | 7% |
High school diploma
or equivalent | | 0% |
| Less than high school diploma | | 0% |
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Licensing
| Vermont may require an occupational license: |
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Abilities
| People in this career often have talent in: |
- Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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- Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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- Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
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- Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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- Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
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Work Activities
| In general, what you might do: |
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
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- Interacting With Computers
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
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- Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
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- Thinking Creatively
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
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Detailed Work Activities
| What you might do in a day: |
- Design industrial processing systems.
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- Create graphical representations of mechanical equipment.
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- Maintain operational records or records systems.
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- Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
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- Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
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Tasks
| On the job, you would: |
- Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
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- Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
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- Maintain technical project files.
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- Implement or test design solutions.
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- Create mechanical models and tolerance analyses to simulate mechatronic design concepts.
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