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Engineering Technology (EET / MET)

🇺🇸 United States · Engineering
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until AI starts cutting hiring for this major’s grads
Mar 24, 2032 · 1985 days left

Likely range 2 yrs 11 mo – 10 yrs 11 mo
AI copilots are first to take over the PLC ladder logic, test data analysis, and process documentation that new hires handle, but wiring control panels, on-site commissioning, and setting up jigs are hands-on work that stays. Factory automation also adds some work for controls staff, so the decline will not be steep.
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Engineering Technology (EET / MET): how AI affects graduate hiring

An engineering-technology graduate usually starts by writing PLC ladder logic, analyzing test data, and filling out process documents, and an AI copilot now drafts a lot of that first. Wiring an actual control panel, commissioning it on-site, and setting up a jig by hand stay tasks only a person in the room can finish.

Which tasks does an AI copilot take over here first?

Writing PLC ladder logic, analyzing test data, and filling out process documentation are desk-based tasks an AI copilot now drafts quickly. Wiring a control panel, showing up to commission it once it's installed, and setting up a jig or fixture by hand remain physical tasks that keep a person on the job.

Why isn't this decline as steep as in a pure coding major?

Because factory automation itself is spreading, there's more equipment overall that needs a controls technician to wire, install, and troubleshoot, which offsets some of what AI copilots take from the documentation side. That mix of growth and automation is why this major's decline is judged to be gradual rather than sharp.

What should a student in this major practice hands-on?

Get real time wiring a control panel and commissioning it on an actual machine, not just simulating logic on a screen, since that physical skill is what keeps this job apart from a desk job. Learn to read and check AI-drafted ladder logic quickly, so you can focus your own time on the on-site work that still needs you.

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