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Programmable logic controller PLC software

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Programmable logic controller PLC software is a software tool tracked in the Industrial control software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 21 occupations that together employ about 3,642,430 workers, with a median wage of $71,510.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 51st percentile for AI task-exposure (Moderate) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Programmable logic controller PLC software, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Wind Energy Operations Managers 630,980 $136,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 421,940 $63,760
Manufacturing Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Electrical Engineers 188,790 $111,910
Mechatronics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Robotics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 92,710 $77,180
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 73,410 $64,790
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 59,990 $71,300
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 46,920 $74,690
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 34,860 $97,540
Tire Builders 20,970 $55,580
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 20,020 $73,720
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 14,680 $70,760
Robotics Technicians 14,680 $70,760
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 11,220 $62,580
Lighting Technicians 10,130 $60,560
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 5,110 $71,510
Dredge Operators 1,030 $48,430
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 21 occupations in occupations that use Programmable logic controller PLC software. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Tire Builders Dredge Operators Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators Wind Turbine Service Technicians Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers Robotics Technicians Lighting Technicians First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Electrical Engineers Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Wind Energy Operations Managers Manufacturing Engineers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Programmable logic controller PLC software, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

Other software in the Industrial control software category.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Programmable logic controller PLC software." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/programmable-logic-controller-plc-software

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Singulariki. (2026). Programmable logic controller PLC software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/programmable-logic-controller-plc-software

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