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Instrumentation and controls is a relatively new career... a huge portion of good technicians are retiring. these people learned in the field as technology advanced they did on the job training and now there's not many people that can fill their shoes. check out my channel for career insights on this career that most people have never even heard about.
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Is this still ongoing?
@@flboiy8503 well I set him like six or seven resumes couple months back as far as I know none of them took the job.... But yeah I can reach out still. He's a recruiter for technical industrial jobs all around the United States.. message me on LinkedIn I can forward your information
I’m about to start my program this fall and your channel has been a great resource. I’m excited to learn and implement my education!
@@guerrothecookout3096 good for you. Just so you know if you ever have any questions I'm easy to find on LinkedIn I have plenty of guys that have reached out for me at the beginning of their education and now they're working full-time jobs making anywhere between 70 and 120,000 a year living the good life so please stay in touch if you want to I would love to hear the updates
Thanks for the info! I'm curious about jobs requiring secret clearances. Do many of the jobs you've seen require one?
No not really at all... Standard background check policies usually apply. This is a blue collar type job so on some cases there could be a bit of leniency but less than construction jobs
i love the way you deliver the idea.. great video thank you
Hey i am from India doing diploma in instrumentation and control can i find job with diploma in usa
Not sure if you've made a video on this yet.....But best resources, books, online training, free programs [CODESYS], Realpars, etc... best resources you've come accross.
Love the vids.
I've been an I&E and C tech for 17 years. I have an associate's degree from a small technical college in baton rouge Louisiana. I got hired on months after I graduated. I've worked for several major companies never any contractors. I hate to say it but I'm one of the best in my field. When it comes to troubleshooting electrical controls, DCs function blocks that are incorrectly configured and knowing the instruments in how they work intimately. I've worked with a few guys that were as knowledgeable as me. The best thing I can tell a new Young technician is to become mechanically inclined understand the machines and their controls. Valves, transmitters control loops, DCS logic, PLCs and their differences. Drives, relay logic, motor controls from 480 and med voltage stuff along with Their protective relays like multilin and Schweitzer. You have to be good at it all to be a well-rounded technician.
Great video. Thank you!
Im about to go to a meeting about this job E&I technician 3
Nice O hope you get it
I was waiting for you to pull a DC power supply and an Oscilloscope out of the trunk.
Not going to lie there's no oscilloscope but you'd be surprised what I got in there LOL I could build some s*** if I wanted to
I graduated with an associate’s in instrumentation back in 2020, but covid derailed my internship opportunity that was lined up. I literally just accepted my first instrumentation and controls electrician position at a smelter plant 1,300 miles away from me. I have been working as a control valve technician at emerson for almost 3 years now, but other than that i have forgotten most of my schooling. The company thats hiring me is severely short handed on techs, so do you think i need to try to hit the ground running to impress them?
All i know is how to assemble and calibrate Fisher products at this point. Most of my schooling is a blur.
Hell no don't worry about it just keep an open mind and try it'll be fine.. there's a few topics that I would suggest touching up on maybe spend like I don't know 4 to 8 hours studying just do like an hour a day for a couple different days. I got a video on motor control circuits that's definitely a good one to watch. Take a look at some ladder logic and electrical schematics. Do a little review on amperage voltage and power. Read up on thermocouples rtds pressure transducers nothing major just the basics. Watch a couple videos about troubleshooting circuits how to use a multimeter and make sure you understand what analog inputs outputs and discrete inputs and outputs are.. look over basic electrical theory like what's coming out in the field usually either have 483 phase or 120 AC or 24 DC no big deal. They won't fire you for incompetence so just put in a little bit of extra effort at the beginning studying try to be friendly I'm sure you'll be fine
If you send me your resume on LinkedIn I know a recruiter that's has a lot of positions to fill it's possible that I could help you find it one close to your house not sure that's up to you
Also last comment... Realistically no one's good at the job until they have a little bit of Hands-On troubleshooting experience. I know it's corny to plug my own videos but I have a video that's like troubleshooting tips I honestly believe that you might find that helpful. I'm sure you'll do good I'm also sure that you'll be s***** at your job for like 3 months but it's really not rocket science it's just a lot of topics that not that many people know much about you learn as you go. I still learn stuff pretty regularly
@@gregroche7323 I have watched your videos on motor control and troubleshooting along with many others to try and refresh my memory. Im extremely nervous so I’m going to keep studying. The more I watch videos, what I learned in school comes back piece by piece. Also, I requested to connect with you on indeed yesterday so I will send over my resume soon as I can. I already accepted the offer from the smelter plant, but i will still explore options closer to home.
Lol good luck being able to go to every job and fix it just like that in this trade. I've had issues that lasted weeks because they were either intermittent issues, process changes that no one was aware of, process issues due to weather conditions, operator error, and / or incompetance.
I start my first instrument tech job on Monday I’m really nervous man only because I have no experience in the craft but I do have 10 yrs in the refinery’s in another field of work, I have my certificate from college for tech that’s what helped me get the job …..Any advice for me? TIA! And your videos are really helpful man
Oh man that's awesome I'm really happy to hear it... First and foremost if you have any specific questions I'm happy to help you can find me on LinkedIn I'm not that hard to find. I'm going to assume that wherever you're working they're having trouble filling those jobs so I would expect the expectation on you isn't very high. This is just my experience companies plan on fully training you once you get there so just keep that in mind you're going to be fine. Take it slow try not to hurt anyone try not to break anything LOL. Start with ohm's law understanding schematics understanding basic types of sensors learn how to troubleshoot circuits learn how to read basic ladder diagrams if you get all that stuff down your better than half the technicians out there
Also there's a lot of unspoken rules in a factory I could probably make a video on that at some point... You have the refinery experience going for you so you probably already understand the politics. Don't be afraid to ask questions but watch out for people that are going to stab you in the back and talk s*** about you... Most people don't do that. Be confident in what you do know allow other people to take the lead but offer insight as well as be open to suggestions Don't downplay your own intelligence and your importance to the crew you are important and in 6 months you'll be great at the job I'm very happy for you
@@gregroche7323 I appreciate you man I quit my current job and going 5 hours away for this opportunity so hopefully everything works out ! Thanks for your input I’ll keep watching your videos !
@tonysnow339 good luck are you moving permanently? If you don't mind me asking what date are you in
@@gregroche7323 I was told the job was 4-6 months I’m from Houston tx and the job is near Dallas , I will be coming back to Houston when I can to see my family
I am doing a module of Process Instrumentation under Electrical Engineering, I wanna get a job of Instrumentation
It's a pretty good job
I don't know if this is the same in the US, but in Canada if you have two years of experience for example as an electrical engineer, you can transfer to become a electrical technician or a electrical engineering technologists by taking a few tests to get the certifications (Without needing to take an apprenticeship). So essentially, those who graduate from engineering degrees(This applies to all engineering degrees I know of) could transform and work as a technician or technologist. But you can't do the same in reverse. So, I think that's why a lot of people do engineering degrees instead of Apprenticeships.
Yeah we have totally different system in the US. There's no apprenticeships here for instrumentation and electrical technicians there are however apprenticeships for journeyman electricians but it's just a different job
And to expand on that a little bit.. engineers in the United States don't need any certifications. Generally they just get a four-year bachelor's degree in engineering. You can however decide to get your professional engineering license which gives you a little bit more power to modify systems they don't know exactly how that works. I believe you have more authority to design systems on your own if you have an engineering license. Electricians go through a four-year apprenticeship where they work while they take some classes and that will give them a journeyman's license. After that license they can go for their master electrician license and then again that gives them the ability to design electrical systems and sign off on stuff. Instrumentation and electrical technicians basically don't have any certifications and pretty much just work for other companies generally speaking. Some instrumentation and electrical technicians are journeyman electricians... The hiring process for these jobs is pretty much just based off education and experience.. if you can do the job then you can get the job
Aye this is a great video. I have to ask though I’m going to school and it’s heavily math dependent and I wanna know how often you use math In The field?
It's pretty uncommon the only time you ever use math is when you're doing calibrations and it will say like the acceptable tolerance is 2% of full scale so you might have to figure out what 2% of 50 psi is to see if you're calibration is intolerance. Sometimes you also have to do like okay if the scale is 0 to 100 PSI and it's a 4 to 20 amp signal and you're at 20 psi how much milliamp should the signal be... Other than that it doesn't come up very often
hey guys... I am a technician in physics engineering (3 year degree). I work for a University in a chemical engineerimg departmemt. Im paid 35$/hour CAD in instrumentation and control. Is my salary low? oh and I have a Electrician certification as well...
I looked that up it's $25 US. I think there's a pretty wide range especially if you know how to troubleshoot controls and have a good understanding of automation. You may be a little underpaid but I would say if you enjoy your position stick around for a while until you really Master it.. depending on how many jobs are in your area I'm sure you can make more money if you wanted to though
I live in a relatively low paying area and generally the technician jobs are 35 and up per hour (U.S.) maybe some Canadians can shed some light but I'm going to assume they're going to say the same thing you might be a little underpaid
@@gregroche7323 you have to keep in mind that my cost of living is quite low. But I've applied on a 55$/h job as well. I have to say that my curent employer gives us really nice social advantages, like a retirement plan that they put 100% of my cotisation and invest them. So, if I pit 100$ they put a 100$ and they invest that 200$. plus, I can accumulate time to take half a day or a full day to spend with my familly.
@@gregroche7323 I've checked the market around and other techinican in my area starts a 24$/h CAD. like in the hospital of my town. I dont know, but I might keep the job until the economy get a bit better. Plus, I'm a the bottom of the pay ladder. the end is around 45.30$/hour.
How much do instrument techs usually make?
It really depends on what area you live in. Generally it's 32-45/ hr.
Also it should be noted that more often than not you will be giving the opportunity to work overtime if you want. If I had to guess I'd say the dead nuts average i&e technician in the Midwest makes $38 an hour and works 45hours a week making about 90,000 year... That's based off what I've seen. At first he'll probably make about 60 maybe 70
I like 2nd sleep day stay up all night.
I get off 10pm still don’t sleep till 5 or 6 am get up 12 to go work 2pm
@jbthegamer8306 I will likely be back on 2nd in a few months... How do you enjoy doing it that way???
Great info here and is definitely accurate. I was an I&C tech for 5 years then moved onto an engineering role. Before that I was an operator. The experience from both past jobs are very valuable in my current job in many different ways.
I hear you you gain so much experience troubleshooting controls it's really a beautiful thing. No engineering degree could provide that type of education imo it's just a start
I loved turok as a kid btw
Thanks for this video. My father-in-law just offered me a I&E job, $22/hr w/ $125 per diem, said I'll start as a helper. Pretty exciting stuff, never did anything like it before. I've worked in tech for Microsoft for the last 7 years, so I have no idea what to expect until I watched this. I just couldn't say no tho, 9k/mo as a helper is insane money to me, life changing. I honestly want to make this my lifelong career the more I learn about it.
Congratulations that's awesome
A little tip not sure if you want it.. if you're looking for stuff to study I would start with physics. Obviously electrical theory and just understanding different types of devices is very important but if you understand physics is it comes up with liquid processes torque Force pressure things like that it'll help you understand what's happening a lot better
@@gregroche7323 wow thank you very much! will do
Hi Greg! Very informative video! Thank you! And I want to know if the trade equivalency assessment is hard or not for a guy who used to be an instrument tech back in 2008-2016?
I've never taken that test but honestly nothing's really changed other than people use studio 5000 now out in the field it's not even that common really I don't know if that would be on the test or not other than that nothing has changed
You don't mind me asking why did you change careers
@@gregroche7323 I was back in China at the time and the wage is low. I should’ve come to North America.
Hi iam an instrumentation technician working at oil and gas sector in india So i would like to know what is the chance to get a job in USA and how to get a job at usa
I really don't know I've actually worked with one guy that was from out of the country. There is definitely a significant shortage in instrumentation technicians in the United States. I would suggest setting up a LinkedIn profile and then making a resume that follows the same format that Americans use generally speaking try to fit everything on one page two if you have to be relatively vague but make sure you include words like PLC automation sensors electrical troubleshooting Allen Bradley things like that anything that HR and recruiter people that don't really understand instrumentation would be looking for on a resume. Then you can just search jobs in a lot of them you can apply quickly through linkedin I would suggest doing that. Some larger companies will post jobs and it will say right on the description that they do accept visas or sponsorship visas . you can search those terms on either LinkedIn or Google and my last suggestion is when you're looking for a job in the United States you don't have to use the word instrumentation some places call the job electrical technician automation technician or instrumentation and electrical technician are some pretty common terms that you can search for but I would suggest starting with the LinkedIn profile and then do some applications for larger companies especially ones that are quick to apply for that's a good starting point other than that I don't know much
@@gregroche7323 thanks for your reply.and i will do my best
Also one more thing that you should know... If you do want to do an instrumentation job in the United States you will need to get all of your documentation legally This is not a job that you can do under the table any factory that you work at is going to have you know everything on paper and pay taxes and things like that so if you end up here but don't have the proper authorization to work you're not going to be able to find this type of job just so you know thank you for the comment
Hey i am planning to take instrumentation and control engineering for my degree are you working at ongc right now?Do you have to go offshore for this
@Azlbrrr no I work in manufacturing I've had a few different jobs.. the jobs I work generally are more focused on controls troubleshooting circuits plcs stuff like that with a little bit of calibration thrown in. The instrumentation and control oil industry jobs are a little bit different they do pay more I just never worked in that. If there's any industry in your area (factories, packaging plants etc) here's high demand for skilled controls troubleshooters they're hard to find I can guarantee that. My experience has been very little competition in the job market
This was very helpful. Thanks
I wish I was making $30 an hour lol. I’m one year into my I&C job and I only make $22 an hour.
Well all I can say is you're qualified now it doesn't hurt to look around. What state are you in?
If you don't have a degree I would suggest sticking at that job for a while longer but if you do have a degree you most likely wouldn't have any trouble finding a much higher paying job in my opinion
@@gregroche7323 I’m in Southwest Florida
@@gregroche7323 I don’t have a degree in instrumentation, but I have one and electronics for biomedical technology. My plan is to get my journeyman license and then my ISA certification before I start exploring options. To better my chances other places
Great video!
friend you are a very good teacher I like your tutorials
Hey thanks I appreciate that I was thinking about making a video about water pumping station that pumps water up and down based off level what do you think about that? Is there any other tutorial that you would like to see that one kind of show how relays work float switches and timers what are your thoughts
I have a computer science degree and I’m getting an interview for this position tomorrow at 43 an hour
Hell yeah good for you man I hope you can get it..... I would suggest brushing up a little bit on wiring schematics relays variable frequency drives plc's fuses things like that... That goes to show there is like a pretty big demand for instrumentation and electrical technicians and a lot of times companies will just hire people with related experience and training them on the job best of luck I hope you get it
@@gregroche7323 well I have experience as a maintenance tech and a hvac tech since that’s what I was working as when I was in college so I’m not sure if that also helped me but I probably will freshen up on those topics since I feel like those two roles aren’t directly related? Idk
@@stephenmartinez4883 oh yeah if you have maintenance technician experience plus a computer science degree year in there like swimwear baby
@@stephenmartinez4883 also I would suggest just looking at like some basic information on analog inputs generally factories use 4 to 20 milliamp scale or sometimes 0 to 10 volt but usually it's milliamps.. maybe look over the difference between a RTD and a thermocouple understand like pressure transmitters a little bit I don't know you should be fine though. At least where I'm at there's very little competition whenever I go to interviews there's usually like one or two other people that interview and they don't have any experience generally speaking
@@gregroche7323 yeah I can see that lmao I just found out about this role and have been applying and people have been calling me back hahaha but the maintenance stuff wasn’t too crazy, just some electrical stuff installing equipment calibrating equipment construction work some plumbing…small business so I did a bit of everything so idk if they’ll be please with that…
thank you for the video... Question: why not just use a Normally open switch instead of converting a momentary switch to a normally open switch?
But yeah just throwing a switch in there would be effective... I just wanted to say thank demonstrate that type of circuit is pretty common
Yes you bring up a pretty good point... That's just how they do it more often than not. That latching circuit is pretty common I wanted to demonstrate it cuz it's not very intuitive . I guess the benefit of doing it this way is if you have an overload trip or hit a stop button it will not start the process back up when can you reset the overload or let go of the stop button
Great video!
Thanks bro. If you don't mind me asking why are you interested in motor controls?
Hi Greg, Thanks for your informative videos. Your video "Thinking about becoming an Instrumentation Technician". helped my decision to start Instrumentation and Control Engineering Tech course about a year ago. I have completed my first year, now I have to move to another city. Unfortunately, there is no ICET in the college there. The only option closest to ICET is Electrical Engineering Tech. I am just wondering how related is ICET & EE? What prospect does these two offers? I am fascinated with ICET already! Any tips to maximize both experiences?
It's an interesting question... The thing about instrumentation and electrical is that different places call it different things. My degree is actually electrical power technology in the engineering technology program. That being said when you look at the description of the program says that the program focuses on instrumentation and controls so I'm not exactly sure why they call it that. Usually any electronics or electrical engineering technology degree is going to be pretty similar with varying levels of focus on sensors and automation. I would assume that degree is going to get you to where want to be but I would suggest looking at the course load or if you want you can tell me which school it is and I'll take a look for you and give you my opinion. Most likely it's going to be fine. Sometimes when you're out in the field engineering technician jobs are more based on circuit boards but that's not always the case. There are a lot less of those types of jobs as compared to electrical instrumentation or automation technician jobs. I'm pretty confident that that will be just fine based off the little information that I have. so yeah just let me know which school it's at and I'll take a look for you. Most important thing is trying to get placed with a company while you're in school even if it's part time so I would suggest asking about that. I would also suggest setting up a LinkedIn account now and filling out all the skills and what not and just casually apply for jobs that are related to instrumentation and electrical while you're in school. If you just spend like 10 minutes a week browsing you'll probably find some a decent number of technician jobs that are that pay a little low that they're having trouble filling. I wouldn't be surprised at all if you got one of those jobs while you're still in school I think in the long run that will pay off big time because if you have the degree plus a little bit of experience you will have no problem getting placed in higher paying jobs. Thanks for the comment
The reason I believe LinkedIn is so important is you will have recruiters reach out to you to try to fill positions that they're having trouble filling. Recruiters are a great resource because they get paid when they fill the position so they will be trying just as hard as you to get you in there
I have a written exam for Electrical & Instrumentation Technician any suggestions on a study guide?
A good place to start is the electrical maintenance technician Ramsey practice test. The test covers troubleshooting but doesn't really cover calibrations that much. The rule of thumb is get a little bit of knowledge about a wide variety of topics. I'll give you some more ideas when I'm a little bit more awake later in the day... Short answer there's not really a good study guide that I'm aware of but it's not that hard you just need to touch up a wide variety of topics. I can tell you right now that the questions probably won't be that hard it'll be somewhat simple but they will just cover a lot of different topics
Okay topics to consider are understanding basic electrical schematics, know the different types of voltage for example you got 480 volt 3 phase 240phase 120 AC 24 DC. It could be helpful to do a very brief touch up on different types of communication protocols at least understand what they mean. You're going to want to understand the basic plc symbols such as xio it also may be helpful to look at how a timer works in a PLC. You definitely need to understand the difference between an RTD and a thermocouple. Understand scaling for analog outputs for example if a 4 to 20 milliamp pressure transducer is operating operating at 25% of the full span what is the milliamp output to the analog input on the plc. This will most definitely come up understand what a vfd is do a brief touch up on how they work. Very brief understanding of servo motors. Looking to have proportional integral and derivative gain AKA a PID controller at a very basic level. You're going to want to understand some very basic types of sensors for example what's a pressure transducer what is an encoder what is a photo eye etc. I would suggest watching my video on a simple motor start circuit if this comment is on that video my bad LOL. It's possible that logic gates will come up in your test. I've seen setting a torque wrench or reading a micrometer come up on most technical tests I've ever taken I don't know why LOL. Look into motor overloads. Make sure you have an understanding of like fuses contactors circuit breakers power supplies things like that. They may ask you the difference between sourcing and simulating a 4 to 20 milliamp signal. They may ask you about instrumentation that transduces the output to a 3 to 15 psi air signal or valves that are controlled by 3 to 15 psi control that might come up. Just get it basic understanding of hand tools. Make sure you understand what amperage is and why it's important ( hint it heats stuff up, that's what you base fuses and wire thickness off of). Small gauge wire is actually thicker than high gauge wire (16awg is way smaller than 8 awg) I might be helpful to understand what full load amp rating on a nameplate on a motor is AKA fla rating and how you would set your overloads. I would strongly suggest to watch a quick video on megging a motor. Remember you were supposed to have mega ohms of resistance between the phases to ground but very little and equal resistance from phase to phase inside the motor. A lot of three phase AC motors can be wired either for 240 or 480 you just have to change the way you connect the wires and the pecker head maybe look into that real quick. Google the definition of the word transmitter and transducer. Definitely understand what an analog input is when an analog output is what a discrete input is what a discrete output is and what a relay is. It is extremely important to understand the difference between normally open and normally closed also understand fail open and fail closed valves and how that works. Honestly this is a pretty long list and I think I might have left out some of the instrumentation stuff but just do some touch up if you already know a decent amount then you're probably good. If you know half the topics that I just mentioned I'm sure you would be fine on the test. I know that was a super long message but if you have questions hit me up on LinkedIn I'm always willing to help
@@gregroche7323 Thank you for your time! I’m going to study all this! Extremely helpful.
Yes this makes perfect sense. I love how you show the ladder diagram then show the wiring and explained how it all ties together and works. Thanks sir
Do you work right now as a tech? And how much do you make
I just switched to a new tech job, make pretty solid income
@@gregroche7323 what do you do there? Calibrations? PLCs?
Controls troubleshooting mostly. Last job was calibrations plc modification & upgrades, electrical/ control circuit troubleshooting. They are all the same job basically on different machines with varying levels of calibrations. Pay in Ohio is usually 32-42/hr
You should do a video on your tool load out.
Hell yeah I'm down I appreciate the tip I'll make one in the next few weeks
3:19 my first class had 12 people, second class has only 3 people. im hoping this means its easy to get into it since there really isnt that many people graduating and seems less and less people want to work.
Yeah, I have a little bit of experience with the job hunt. I’m happy to help if you find me on LinkedIn. It can be a bit intimidating at first especially if you don’t have any experience, but I’ve never met anyone that wasn’t able to find something talk to quite a few people on here. One took a little while to find his first job, but it was just like two months or something after his degree.
@@gregroche7323 i added you, thank you.
The issue I see is places want senior level techs. Everyone wants the people that already have the knowledge, but no one wants to train. It’s the same with the unions. Everyone is “starved for workers”, but no one wants to train.
I’m a fabrication service tech working for a small service company. The reason they don’t want to train is it takes a year before the company can make a profit. The last 5 guys we hired with no experience cost the company far more than we made and then they leave.
@@dangerousdan7607 sounds like that’s the cost of doing business. Maybe your place should create an apprentice program or join an organization that has a steady stream of qualified workers.
Yeah honestly as far as the supply of qualified technicians go . It's kind of a mess. You meet young people that have a good well rounded knowledge and skill set but it's really few and far between
super difficult to get even an interview, im a recent grad.
Try applying for panel builder maintenance technician & lower paying electrical technician jobs
If you want, you can find me on LinkedIn I’m happy to help.
@@gregroche7323 yeah can’t even get maintenance tech positions to look at me. Ok I’ll search you on LinkedIn.
@@gregroche7323 says you are outside of my network can’t add you
I sent you a follow on LinkedIn. I'm always looking for work . I'm 1 hour away from Cleveland, oh.
Hey, I don’t see it. Are you sure you sent it to the right Greg Roche?
Need a job? If you are a maintenance tech in the Cleveland area I can definitely find you a job. I also know a recruiter who is trying to fill many I&E positions along the East Coast & Illinois. Find me on LinkedIn!!
Hey can I get your info my son is taken instrument tech and is interested in a job
@leslielongoria8154 sure. Just search my name on LinkedIn, I'm in Ohio. Where are you guys located??
Brilliant points raised! Hard truths! Not so bad if they are the negatives tho!
Yeah there's really not any big negatives let's see some other ones are: almost half the jobs out there are for an off shift and if you don't have a lot of experience you might get stuck in one of those jobs. A lot of times you'll end up working with people that really aren't that good with their job but don't want other people to know it so they might get an attitude towards you if you make them look bad. You do have a pretty big responsibility working on automated systems so there's always the potential that you make a big mistake and shut down operations for a day or so (I've seen it happen thank God I've never done it). Since you're working in an industrial setting it's possible that you'll have to work around chemicals or melted metal, also there is a much higher risk for injury than an office job.
Hey if any of you guys are looking for a job reach out to me on LinkedIn. There are many open industrial electrician roles. One of my buddies who's a recruiter is trying to fill a lot of positions across the country... I know he said they're trying to fill about 10 roles in the Chicago area looking for industrial electricians with some controls experience. He has 20 other open positions some of them are engineering some of them are controls techs some of them are instrumentations there's just a whole wide array but yeah find me on LinkedIn I'm not hard to find and I'll hook you up
Any apprentice slots open I will be finished with my trade school in December 2024 classes included control systems, motors also plc
What do you have a 9 month certificate or an associate's degree?? Search my name on LinkedIn and then just put Ohio next to it you can find me and send me a message I might be able to help
You're so hired 😂
I've been a multi craft electrician for the past 3.5 years @$29/hr I applied at the best plant around here and after three months I have a start date(I&E Mechanic). I haven't done instrumentation in 6 years, but they're okay with that and it starts @49/hr which is insane pay scale for my area. Crazy nervous/excited for a proper job so we'll find out in three weeks how she goes!
That is pretty nutty congratulations I'm really happy for you. Some people don't really understand how much of a shortage there is right now anyways I'm sure you'll do great if you're good at doing industrial maintenance. If you ever have any questions find me on LinkedIn send me a message and I'll answer as fast as I can I'm really happy for you
Honestly the fact that you're an i&e mechanic makes it sound like you're not even going to have much of an issue I would have to guess. Just make sure you understand ladder logic, have a base knowledge of what vfds are know all the basics of electrical theory like how to check fuses stuff like that hopefully you're up to date on reading schematics and understand the difference between like 4 to 20 and 0 to 10 v signals. If you've been fixing machines for 3 and 1/2 years I'm sure you'll be a rockstar congratulations man that's awesome
@@gregroche7323 thank you sir yeah where I'm currently at most of our schematics are useless because of changes that weren't updated. So plenty of tracing wiring and checking physical issues out but I'm ready for a change to have resources lol
Yeah I feel that that's pretty much what my first instrumentation electrical tech job was.. we had a lot of automated systems that were out of date and not updated. I would say half of our panels didn't even have any schematics it's a great learning opportunity I'm sure you'll be great did you start the job yet? By the way I'm always looking for new video ideas I actually just got monetized which is pretty cool I've made $5 in the last 4 days LOL for my KZread channel
@@gregroche7323 I start on the 28th from what I've heard talking to people that work there everything has schematics and plenty of parts to work with. Yeah I came across your videos and will continue to watch them as I see them upload it's helpful sir
Great vid Greg. Thank you.
No problem I'm always open to suggestions for other videos I appreciate the comment
I’m looking to build a career in this field. I have a 2 year electrical engineering degree and 10 years of electrical work in a manufacturing plant. Do you think I would be fit to apply?
Yeah, what state are you in? I bet you could get like 10 job offers
If you want to shoot me a message on LinkedIn, I’ll help you find them. This might sound strange, but it’s actually kind of hard finding these jobs, they use a lot of different job titles. You always have to look at job descriptions.
The problem isn't that companies can't find employees, the problem is that companies aren't willing to train brand new apprentices
That is very true, specially in the U.S. with this career path. Fortunately there is a shortage of well versed maintenance personnel so it’s not too difficult finding a way to get a foot in the door
Same work troubleshooting fault finding.
Good shit Greg. This is Brad O. You definitely made this easy to understand, not too heavy with contextual terminology, yet not too simplistic in a way that would be a waste of someone's time trying to learn this. Good stuff
Thanks brotha