Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics Technology

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Sep 24, 2038 · 4381 days left

AI will take over PLC ladder programming, error analysis, and robot motion teaching first, so entry-level automation technician jobs may shrink before the rest. But taking equipment apart, replacing parts, and wiring are hands-on work, and more automation means more machines to fix, so the main path into plant maintenance holds up for a long time.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.