Automation College Credit Certificate
Program Overview
This certificate prepares students for initial employment with an occupational title as an Automation or Applied Automation Specialist in various specialized areas. It can also provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations. These courses can be applied toward the Associate of Science in Advanced Manufacturing.
| Estimated tuition cost: | $1,773.30 |
| Program credits: | 15 |
| Estimated time to complete: | 16 weeks |
Career Prospects
Interested in this program of study? Learn more about South Florida's employment picture and explore career options when you pursue additional studies in this area.
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
3,251 Industrial Engineers are currently employed in a 50 mile radius from Miami. This number is expected to increase by 7.4% over the next four years.
Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.
480 Industrial Engineering Technicians are currently employed in a 50 mile radius from Miami. This number is expected to increase by 5.6% over the next four years.
Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
437 Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators are currently employed in a 50 mile radius from Miami. This number is expected to increase by 1.6% over the next four years.
Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.
90 Rolling Machine Operators are currently employed in a 50 mile radius from Miami. This number is expected to decrease by 2.2% over the next four years.
Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.
73 Milling and Planing Machine Operators are currently employed in a 50 mile radius from Miami. This number is expected to increase by 1.4% over the next four years.
Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
1,987 Machinists are currently employed in a 50 mile radius from Miami. This number is expected to increase by 3.9% over the next four years.
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