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Tickets that raise your rate

• Dual ticket with electrician

  Many plants want one person who can do both. Electrical and instrumentation crews often merge.

• PLC (programmable logic controller) and DCS (distributed control system) programming

  The step from fixing instruments to programming the plant. Controls specialists are scarce and paid like engineers.

• Safety instrumented systems training

  The emergency shutdown systems that stop a plant from exploding. Certification in this area is a strong pay bump.

• Analyzer specialist

  Gas and liquid analyzers are finicky. Few technicians master them, so they are in demand.