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Companies across just about all industries are embracing automation as a way to streamline their operations and deliver better experiences to customers.

Companies in food services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, engineering, manufacturing, and more are leveraging automation to help keep their workers safe and get more efficient. This is where automation engineers shine. They excel at planning, implementing and monitoring this technology.

Massive corporations like IBM, Intel, and Capital One have utilized automation engineers to improve their function and grow into their status as household names.

Currently, the retail industry is the highest paying sector for automation engineers. Post-pandemic trends have seen growth for grocery delivery, “dark stores” micro fulfillment centers, and automated cold storage. By 2025, some predict machines will be doing just as much work as humans.

Menlo Park, Calif.-based Zoox is looking to harness automation engineers to develop the world’s first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet along with the ecosystem needed to bring the technology to market. Their work is at the intersection of AI, robotics, and design, enabling Zoox to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.

Dallas, Texas-based Bottle Rocket Studios, is a consultancy that helps companies leverage technology, like helping Pfizer to automate tours and education with virtual reality, or crafting digital platforms to help 7-Eleven better serve their customers.

In the SaaS market, New York City-based LINK3D provides an operating system that helps businesses scale their manufacturing infrastructure.

If you’re looking to work at the cutting edge of automation, check out our list of the top companies hiring today.

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