01 Industrial Control Network User 1
I worked in system integration for nearly 5 years. Last month, I resigned and started looking for a job. I thought it wouldn't be too difficult, at least finding one with a similar salary to my previous one wouldn't be a problem. However, I was greatly disappointed. I interviewed with several companies, and they all uniformly required proficiency in at least two PLC programming languages, expertise in servo design and debugging, experience in robot debugging, familiarity with LabVIEW and CoDeSys, and the ability to travel frequently... I tolerated all of that, but the monthly salary was less than 8,000...
02 Industrial Control Netizen 2
What era are we living in? It's the information age, the internet age, the knowledge economy age! Industrial control doesn't require a high level of knowledge, and it's not a trendsetting industry, so the salaries can't be very high. What are the characteristics of high-paying industries? First, they require a high level of knowledge, such as scientists, writers, doctors, and lawyers. Those are professions that require rigorous study to enter. Industrial control has low barriers to entry; anyone can do it, so how can the salaries be high?
Secondly, there are relatively scarce positions, such as celebrities, accountants, designers, and certain specialized jobs like lathe operators. The industrial control industry doesn't lack workers, so how can wages be high?
Thirdly, seize opportunities in emerging industries, such as e-commerce, finance, or foreign trade. Adapting to the times is always more important than simply working hard. Industrial control has become a field of highly skilled manual labor; can wages still be high? Therefore, don't complain about low wages in industrial control; if you have the skills, choose one of the three industries mentioned above.
03 Industrial Control Netizen 3
I work with non-standard equipment, spending all my time around it, making changes. I need to understand not only electrical systems but also some structural engineering. Business trips are frequent, and my annual salary is only around 80,000 yuan. If a project is slow, I might not even get a double salary at the end of the year! Actually, I think the industry's profit margins are being squeezed too much, and the technical requirements are getting higher and higher, so this situation is inevitable.
04 Industrial Control Netizen 4
It's alright. I work on the DCS system for cement plants. The projects are all similar, and I travel a lot. I just do software development, and my annual salary is around 100,000 yuan. The situation described on the first floor is mostly in non-standard industries. Traditional industries don't need to use so many things.
05 Industrial Control Netizen 5
The water treatment industry is relatively simple. Although the environment is a bit harsh, the work is not too difficult. It mainly involves PLC, HMI, instruments, frequency converters, and high and low voltage control. The salary is just enough to get by.
06 Industrial Control Netizen 6
I've been doing factory automation maintenance for almost 8 years. I can basically understand the production line programs, and I can handle minor modifications to the screens without a problem. It's relatively easy now, but it was incredibly difficult when I first started. Modifying even a single I/O point was nerve-wracking. Earning over 8K in a third-tier city is satisfying!
07 Industrial Control Network User 7
Our factory makes logistics auxiliary equipment. Many of our projects are non-standard. Servo motors, stepper motors, frequency converters, robots, and various sensors are indispensable. You can't find the process flow, program, and screen design on Baidu. It's really exhausting. I don't know how long I can keep going!
08 Industrial Control Network User 8
If you're in industrial control, don't jump around too much. They're all pretty much the same. Changing to a new environment means starting all over again, which is very painful, and the salary might not even be as high as before! I changed jobs once in 2013 and almost suffered a lot. Cherish your current job opportunity and work hard!
09 Industrial Control Netizen 9
I'm a veteran in the industrial control field. Years ago, most people worked in traditional industries, and knowing Siemens 200/300 and Mitsubishi FX was considered pretty good! Back then, there were fewer people in industrial control, and it seemed quite prestigious, with high-level business trips. But with technological advancements, people's understanding of industrial control has deepened, and the number of people working in it has increased. Naturally, the basic entry requirements have risen, and salaries have decreased. If you don't do it, someone else will, right? Nowadays, if you want to earn a high salary in the industrial control industry, you have to learn and master some technologies that others don't yet understand, such as multi-axis motion control and some special process algorithms.
10 Industrial Control Users 10
To put it bluntly, there's still not enough emphasis on technology. It's fair to say that the industrial control industry remains a low-end industry, and I'm planning to switch careers.
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