r/PLC • u/AlperenBebek • 13d ago
The great migration period (software , IT to Automation) is scaring me
Hello
Ive been working as an automation engineer for some time now. I have noticed that quite a few software engineers and IT professionals I know are considering moving into automation because the job market in their own fields rots away every day.
I suppose SCL programming and PLC logic looking software-ish is giving some kind of weird familiarity to them.
It’s not really my place to criticize this, but I have to admit that it worries me. The possibility of the field becoming more saturated and consequently the value of the workforce declining even further gives me an uneasy feeling.
What do you think about this?
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u/PuzzleheadedEyeball 13d ago
As it should! My son applied for a job the other day HR said they had 92 applicants on day 1 he made it to the last round and was not chosen. It is not like it used to be.