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== Careers == {{Globalize|section|US|date=April 2023|discuss=Talk:Control engineering#"Careers" section}} A control engineer's career starts with a bachelor's degree and can continue through the college process. Control engineer degrees are typically paired with an electrical or mechanical engineering degree, but can also be paired with a degree in chemical engineering. According to a ''Control Engineering'' survey, most of the people who answered were control engineers in various forms of their own career.<ref name="Control">{{Cite web |date=1 May 2019 |title=Career & Salary Report |url=https://www.controleng.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Control-Engineering-2019-Career-and-Salary-Study.pdf |access-date=5 December 2022 |website=Control Engineering}}</ref> There are not very many careers that are classified as "control engineer", most of them are specific careers that have a small semblance to the overarching career of control engineering. A majority of the control engineers that took the survey in 2019 are system or product designers, or even control or instrument engineers. Most of the jobs involve process engineering or production or even maintenance, they are some variation of control engineering.<ref name="Control"/> Because of this, there are many job opportunities in aerospace companies, manufacturing companies, automobile companies, power companies, chemical companies, petroleum companies, and government agencies. Some places that hire Control Engineers include companies such as Rockwell Automation, NASA, Ford, Phillips 66, [[Eastman Chemical|Eastman]], and Goodrich.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://engineering.case.edu/eecs/node/213|title=Systems & Control Engineering FAQ {{!}} Computer and Data Science/Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering|date=2015-11-20|website=engineering.case.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref> Control Engineers can possibly earn $66k annually from Lockheed Martin Corp. They can also earn up to $96k annually from General Motors Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Control_Systems_Engineer/Salary|title=Control Systems Engineer Salary {{!}} PayScale|website=www.payscale.com|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref> Process Control Engineers, typically found in [[Oil Refinery|Refineries]] and Specialty Chemical plants, can earn upwards of $90k annually.{{Cn|date=January 2025}} In India, control System Engineering is provided at different levels with a diploma, graduation and postgraduation. These programs require the candidate to have chosen physics, chemistry and mathematics for their secondary schooling or relevant bachelor's degree for postgraduate studies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Control System Engineering: Admission 2025, Fees, Syllabus, Entrance Exam, Top Colleges, Career Scope |url=https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/control-systems-chp |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250126115019/https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/control-systems-chp |archive-date=2025-01-26 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.shiksha.com |language=en}}</ref>
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