Job services, career help

Where, oh, where can automation professionals go on the Internet to find a job, or find another team member? Most of the big online job boards just don't get that specific.Control Engineering Online now offers a job search function for those who wish to hire a new team member, find a new or better job, or just see what else is out there in automation and control.

By Laura Zurawski December 1, 2000

Where, oh, where can automation professionals go on the Internet to find a job, or find another team member? Most of the big online job boards just don’t get that specific.

Control Engineering Online now offers a job search function for those who wish to hire a new team member, find a new or better job, or just see what else is out there in automation and control.

Go to www.controleng.com and click on the “Jobs in Control Engineering” button. You will be taken to a form that allows you to enter the type of job you’re looking for in the area you wish to work. Using a search engine powered by Automationtechies.com (Eden Prairie, Minn.), the job search will return all jobs currently listed with Automationtechies that match the criteria entered.

Users can also submit job skills information and a resume or post information about available positions. All information is confidential.

Career advice

Also in the “Jobs in Control Engineering” section of www.controleng.com , visitors will find an archive of past “Career Update” columns.

These columns provide helpful career advice for all types of positions and include such topics as coping with unemployment, surviving mergers and acquisitions, managing projects, challenges in vendor selection, and more.

Author Information

Laura Zurawski, web editor lzurawski@cahners.com

Automationtechies.com Surveys

Periodic surveys on the Automationtechies.com website have polled users on such topics as salary, length of time at current job, positions most frequently sought, networking preferences, PLC vs. PC, etc. To participate in these surveys, go to

Current salary

Total votes: 435

Under $40,000
12%

$40-50,000
13%

$50-60,000
20%

$60-70,000
23%

$70-80,000
12%

$80-90,000
6%

$90-100,000
5%

Over $100,000
8%

Length of time at current job

Total votes: 316

Less than 1 year
11%

1-2 years
11%

2-3 years
14%

3-5 years
18%

5-7 years
14%

7-10 years
10%

More than 10 years
22%

Type of position sought

Total votes: 273

Design
8%

Engineering
34%

Technician
16%

Management
5%

Sales/Marketing
11%

Technical Support
10%

Other
2%

Preferred industrial network

Total votes: 190

ControlNet
35%

DeviceNet
21%

Foundation fieldbus
7%

Modbus Plus
14%

Profibus
8%

Other
15%

Will PC-based controllers eventually replace PLCs?

Source: Control Engineering with data from Automationtechies.com

No
24%

In less than 25% of applications
32%

In about half of applications
26%

In most applications
18%

Total votes:
298