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Skills that raise your rate

• PLC (programmable logic controller) programming

  The computers that run production lines. The single most valuable add-on skill in the trade.

• Instrumentation ticket

  A second Red Seal trade. Dual-ticket electricians are in short supply in oil, gas and mining.

• Robotics and drives

  Auto plants and food plants pay for people who can fix robots and variable-speed drives.

• High-voltage and arc-flash training

  Working on plant substations and switchgear.