{"id":5214,"date":"2023-01-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/career-insides-automation-engineer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:55:18","slug":"career-insides-automation-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/career-insides-automation-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Job of an Automation Engineer | Career Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Automation engineers are a hot commodity right now. The rapid increase in production capacity and development of technology is allowing for more and more processes to be automated, which is significantly more efficient.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/freelancermap.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/channel_incl1\/the-job-of-an-automation-engineer---career-insights-5214.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ll be taking an in-depth look at the <strong>job of an automation engineer<\/strong> in this article. This is part of our Career Insights series and will take you through the definition, skills needed, common fields and salary of automation engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What does an Automation Engineer do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Automation, coming from automatic, already offers quite a lot of insight on what these particular engineers do. They strive to <strong>create software and hardware solutions<\/strong> that allow processes to function without the need of human interference. Automation engineers often specialize in either the software or hardware side of things, but some of them have knowledge in both. This article will mostly be focusing on the software side of automation engineering, as it is essential for any career path you chose to take. From <strong>autonomous vehicles to automating software testing<\/strong>, this is a wide field with a variety of opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tech Skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Coding and Scripting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of what kind of automation engineer you are, the first two bases you should cover will be <strong>coding and scripting<\/strong>. Focus on the most common languages: <strong>C and its varieties, Python, Pearl, Java, Ruby <\/strong>and<strong> Shell<\/strong>. You don\u2019t need to be an expert in all of these, but mastering more than one can be very good for your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Testing tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Having knowledge in how to troubleshoot and test various solutions is also going to be one of your main skills as an automation engineer, especially if you\u2019re focusing more on software rather than hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unit testing <\/strong>is something you will probably need to do \u2013 that means testing whether individual parts of code are working properly. Depending on the language you\u2019re using, you\u2019ll have a couple of tools you want to focus on. Popular ones include <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/junit.org\/junit4\/\" target=\"_blank\">JUnit<\/a> for Java and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/phpunit.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">PHPUnit<\/a> for PHP. Automation technologies or <strong>software testing frameworks<\/strong> such as Selenium and Jmeter will also be essential for your ability to troubleshoot in different environments.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#f5f7f8;background-color:#2b9ab2\">Find automation engineering jobs at freelancermap <strong>IT freelancer community<\/strong> today! \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/it-projects.html\"><strong>Browse freelancermap\u2019s job board<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Soft Skills needed to be an Automation engineer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of soft skills that can help you be a great automation engineer, like <strong>clear communication<\/strong> and, in some cases, <strong>leadership<\/strong>. However, there is one extremely important skill you have to learn and that\u2019s why it\u2019s the only one mentioned here \u2013 mastering it will open the door towards becoming a successful automation engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Setting the right priorities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a software automation engineer, there pretty much isn\u2019t anything you can\u2019t automate. But to be successful, you\u2019ll have to learn <strong>what\u2019s worth automating and what isn\u2019t<\/strong>. It can be really tempting to automate everything, but it just isn\u2019t efficient. Some things are easily done by hand and you setting up a framework to abolish that simple human task just won\u2019t be worth it. Here are the most important <strong>arguments of when something shouldn\u2019t be automated<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automation always means maintenance (especially if the product isn\u2019t one you created, like Outlook for example).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It doesn\u2019t help you meet your end goal. That means you\u2019re just wasting money automating unnecessarily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Similar\/related job titles <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of job titles that are related or derivative of the title automation engineer. Here are the most common ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Controls engineer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Software automation engineer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>QA analyst<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>QA tester<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Test engineer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Common fields hiring automation engineers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the world of work is changing and looking for more and more information, there are virtually endless possibilities for automation engineers. Today, classically there are several common fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Energy industry<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pharmaceutical and food sector<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Automotive<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shipping and distribution<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What&#8217;s the salary of an automation engineer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.payscale.com\/research\/US\/Job=Automation_Engineer\/Salary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payscale<\/a>, the <strong>median salary of an automation engineer is 74,000 USD<\/strong> per year, going up to 99,000 USD depending on the company and amount of experience you have. However, if you search for senior automation engineers, which is the step up the corporate ladder, that number increases significantly. If you\u2019re asking Payscale, that number averages around 97,000 USD per year and can go up to 130,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/Salaries\/us-senior-automation-engineer-salary-SRCH_IL.0,2_IN1_KO3,29.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glassdoor<\/a> puts the average number for senior automation engineers even higher at 101,000 USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind, however, that those numbers apply to the USA. To get a better idea of what the averages in your country or field look like, I can wholeheartedly recommend the two sites mentioned above \u2013 just input your country and job title and hit that search button!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--\n    Use the <style> below to style the box.\n\n    This <style> should ideally be placed inside <head><\/head>.\n      If that is not possible, keep it above the box itself.\n\n    If you use the box inside a container, that already limits the width,\n      set \"width: 100%\" inside #fm-hourly-rate-box.\n      This is necessary, if you like the box to be responsive.\n-->\n<style>\n    #fm-hourly-rate-box {\n        margin: auto;\n        width: 100%;\n        padding: 24px;\n        background: white;\n        border-radius: 10px;\n        box-shadow: 2px 4px 20px 0 rgb(90 90 90 \/ 16%);\n        text-align: center;\n        line-hight: 1.5\n    }\n\t   \n\t#fm-hourly-rate-box .fm-hourly-rate-rate {\n        font-size: 30px;\n        font-weight: bold;\n    }\n\n\n    #fm-hourly-rate-box .fm-hourly-rate-explain {\n\t\tmargin: 30px 0 0 0;\n}\n\n    #fm-hourly-rate-box .fm-hourly-rate-percentiles-text {\n\t\tmargin: 0;\n    }\n\t\n    #fm-hourly-rate-box .fm-daily-rate-rate {\n        font-size: 30px;\n        font-weight: bold;\n    }\n \n\n    #fm-hourly-rate-box .fm-date {\n\t    font-size: 12px;\n\t\tpadding-top: 25px;\n        \n    }\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"fm-hourly-rate-box\">\n\n    <p class=\"fm-hourly-rate-explain\"><b>Automation Engineers<\/b> on <a href=\"\/freelancers-directory.html\">freelancermap<\/a> charge on average:<\/p>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"fm-hourly-rate-rate\">\n        $<span id=\"fm-hourly-rate-number\"><\/span>\/hour\n    <\/div>\n\n<p class=\"fm-hourly-rate-percentiles-text\">Rates in this field range between  <b>$<span id=\"fm-hourly-rate-percentile25\">33<\/span> and $<span id=\"fm-hourly-rate-percentile75\">106<\/span>\/hour<\/b> for most freelancers.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"fm-hourly-rate-explain\">The <b>daily rate for Automation Engineers<\/b> (8 working hours) would be around:<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"fm-daily-rate-rate\">\n            $<span id=\"fm-daily-rate-number\"><\/span>\/day\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"fm-date\">\n        Stand <span id=\"fm-date-date\"><\/span> \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--\n    This <script> loads the hourly-rate, daily-rate and date from the server when the page is loaded.\n     It must be placed below the box, ideally at the end of the page (e.g. footer).\n     \n    The server will respond with a formatted number, rounded to full euros.\n-->\n<script>\n    (function(){\n        \/\/ change this\n        const searchPhrase = 'Automation Engineer';\n\n        \/\/ keep this in sync with the domain you are using\n        const domain = 'www.freelancermap.com';\n\n        \/\/ do not change anything below\n        fetch(`https:\/\/${domain}\/price-index\/webhook?q=${encodeURIComponent(searchPhrase)}`)\n                .then(r => r.json())\n                .then(d => {document.getElementById('fm-hourly-rate-number').innerHTML = d.hourly;\n                            document.getElementById('fm-daily-rate-number').innerHTML = d.hourly*8;\n                            document.getElementById('fm-hourly-rate-percentile25').innerHTML = d.percentiles[\"25.0\"].toFixed(0);\n                            document.getElementById('fm-hourly-rate-percentile75').innerHTML = d.percentiles[\"75.0\"].toFixed(0);\n                            document.getElementById('fm-date-date').innerHTML = (new Date()).toLocaleDateString()\n                            });\n                }())\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Freelance Suitability<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to freelance as an automation engineer, it hugely depends on what kind of expertise you have. As a hardware automation engineer, you will be less likely to get a freelance job, as that often requires local presence and in-depth knowledge of the company and the product itself. While it\u2019s not impossible to do it, you\u2019ll have to be really convincing and likely have worked at the company first before becoming a freelancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a <strong>software automation engineer<\/strong> however, the <strong>opportunities for freelancers are much better<\/strong>. Writing code, testing software and automating such processes can be done remotely. Still, as an automation engineer, you probably will need to go and meet your clients or take a look around their offices now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a whole, the freelancer suitability for automation engineers is good, but not great. Conversely, that means that the competition in that field is not as strong as in some other freelancer areas \u2013 if you really want to make it work, you can!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other interesting job profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"su-posts su-posts-list-loop \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"su-post-22781\" class=\"su-post \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/what-does-machine-learning-engineer-do\/\">What does a Machine Learning Engineer do?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"su-post-20920\" class=\"su-post \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/what-does-cad-engineer-do\/\">What does a CAD Engineer do?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"su-post-5735\" class=\"su-post \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/what-does-fpga-engineer-do\/\">What does an FPGA Engineer do?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"su-post-30656\" class=\"su-post \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/what-does-electronics-engineer-do\/\">What Does An Electronics Engineer Do?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li id=\"su-post-24259\" class=\"su-post \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/what-does-stationary-engineer-do\/\">What does a Stationary Engineer do?<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<p> \u00bb\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancermap.com\/blog\/freelance-job-profiles-it-roles\/#job-profiles-engineering\">More job profiles in Engineering <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automation engineers are a hot commodity right now. 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