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Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software

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Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA 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 62 occupations that together employ about 17,557,110 workers, with a median wage of $100,305.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 62nd 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 Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA 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
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Electricians 742,580 $62,350
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 685,140 $71,190
Wind Energy Operations Managers 630,980 $136,550
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 600,680 $78,300
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 421,940 $63,760
Civil Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Water/Wastewater Engineers 355,410 $99,590
Industrial Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Manufacturing Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Construction Managers 348,330 $106,980
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Fuel Cell Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Mechanical Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Administrative Services Managers 254,140 $108,390
Hydroelectric Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Industrial Production Managers 234,380 $121,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers 210,340 $167,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Electrical Engineers 188,790 $111,910
Information Security Analysts 179,430 $124,910
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 177,010 $130,390
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 176,950 $49,970
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 153,890 $62,630
Robotics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Wind Energy Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Facilities Managers 141,090 $104,690
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 126,750 $58,260
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 93,940 $127,590
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 92,710 $77,180
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 73,410 $64,790
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 46,920 $74,690
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 44,120 $57,980
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 34,860 $97,540
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians 30,720 $99,670
Power Plant Operators 30,720 $99,670
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 23,040 $100,940
Chemical Engineers 20,330 $121,860
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 20,020 $73,720
Meter Readers, Utilities 19,620 $49,180
Wellhead Pumpers 17,350 $70,010
Gas Plant Operators 15,910 $83,400
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 14,680 $70,760
Robotics Technicians 14,680 $70,760
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 12,600 $60,020
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 11,220 $62,580
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 9,180 $107,240
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 8,210 $83,600
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians 5,990 $104,240
Nuclear Technicians 5,990 $104,240
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 40 occupations in occupations that use Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA 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 Wellhead Pumpers Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas Signal and Track Switch Repairers Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Wind Turbine Service Technicians Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door Facilities Managers Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers Robotics Technicians Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Hydroelectric Production Managers Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Electrical Engineers General and Operations Managers Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Architectural and Engineering Managers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA 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. "Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA 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/supervisory-control-and-data-acquisition-scada-software

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Singulariki. (2026). Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/supervisory-control-and-data-acquisition-scada-software

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