Electrical Careers in the Age of Automation: Smart Homes, AI Power Systems, and Growing Demand
Last Updated: 2026-05-29T03:07:07.444-04:00
- Chariho Career and Technical Center's Electrical Technology class visited ProSystems Integration, an automation company in Westerly, to give students a look at career opportunities in the industrial side of the field.
- Level Automation has upgraded from the Simatic S7-1200 to the new generation control system, the Simatic S7-1200 G2, which is certified according to the cybersecurity standard IEC 62443, making it NIS2 ready.
- Companies such as Tesla, Intel, Siemens, ABB, Apple, Nvidia, RTX, Lockheed Martin, Schneider Electric, and TSMC are hiring electrical engineers to build and manage the power systems behind technologies like AI and electric vehicles.
- Post Electric, a licensed electrical contractor serving Southwest Missouri, has expanded its residential electrical services to include comprehensive home automation and smart technology integration capabilities.
- A new report from April 2024 finds that electricians have a low automation risk of 14% and strong demand growth, with over 80,000 new positions expected nationally through 2026.
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