Career Outcomes
Career Outcomes
Where It Can Lead
The skills developed within Instrumentation and Automation are highly transferable and valued across multiple industries throughout Australia and internationally.
Entry-Level Roles
- Instrumentation Apprentice
- Electrical Apprentice (Industrial)
- Junior Instrument Technician
- Instrumentation Trades Assistant
- Industrial Electrical Technician
Trade & Technician Roles
- Instrumentation Technician
- Instrument Electrician
- Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician
- Industrial Electrician
- Maintenance Electrician
- Process Control Technician
- Calibration Technician
- Commissioning Technician
- Field Service Technician
- Reliability Technician
Automation & Control Systems
- Automation Technician / Specialist
- PLC Technician / Programmer
- SCADA Technician
- Control Systems Technician
- Industrial Network Technician
- Automation Systems Specialist
- Process Automation Technician
- Control Room Systems Technician
Engineering & Technical
- Control Systems Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Instrumentation Engineer
- Process Control Engineer
- Project / Commissioning Engineer
- Systems Integration Engineer
- Reliability Engineer
- Asset Management Engineer
Mining & Resources
- E&I Coordinator
- Fixed Plant Instrumentation Technician
- Shutdown Instrument Technician
- Mine Maintenance Technician
- Reliability / Asset Integrity Specialist
- Operational Technology (OT) Specialist
- Remote Operations Technician
Energy & Utilities
- Power Station Technician
- Generation Technician
- Electrical Maintenance Specialist
- Water Treatment Automation Technician
- Renewable Energy Control Systems Technician
- Grid Automation Specialist
Project & Leadership
- Leading Hand – E&I
- Maintenance / Electrical Supervisor
- Instrumentation / Automation Supervisor
- Project Coordinator
- Site Manager
- Operations Supervisor
- Maintenance / Engineering Manager
Training & Education
- Technical Trainer
- Electrical Trainer and Assessor
- Instrumentation Trainer
- Workplace Trainer
- Training Coordinator
- RTO Trainer
- Technical Learning Specialist
Specialist & Emerging Tech
- IIoT Specialist
- Digital Transformation Specialist
- Smart Manufacturing Specialist
- Industry 4.0 Consultant
- Robotics Technician
- Autonomous Systems Specialist
- OT Cybersecurity Specialist
- Data Acquisition Specialist