Is there a future for learning PLC?

Personally, I feel very promising. Generally, as long as you graduate from college, you can basically do this industry, and there are many people who can do it. Actually, it's all technical applications. PLC is just between software and hardware, and there is no advanced technology. This is one of the reasons why I switched to embedded system. I think the technical content of PLC is really not high. For people like me who tend to pursue personal technical development, PLC can easily reach a limit, and no matter how to play Huadu, it is just PLC.

Personal aside, the industry of PLC or automation still has a bright future. It is a good industry, and the future development trend is to replace labor with automation equipment. The industrial development of a city is still inseparable from the popularization of industrial automation, so it is very popular for this city to be an engineer who knows PLC.

Can I change careers without touching PLC?

Look at people.

Let's talk about age first. According to the topic, I 18 graduated at the age of 22. I should be around 26 now. It's ok to switch to PLC at this age. If I pass 30, forget it. Although there are not no successful cases, there are too few. Everyone knows that I often stay up late and travel a lot in this business. After the age of 30, the body will start to eat a little.

However, most people who are engaged in PLC are students majoring in mechanical and electrical engineering in schools, and few people in other majors do it. After all, the knowledge of electrician's hydraulic and pneumatic aspects is often used in the work. Although these two aspects of knowledge are not too difficult, it still takes some time for people who have never been exposed to them. As for the assembly of electrical cabinets, you can basically master the work of an electrical technician in a company that does non-standard equipment for a period of time, and you can learn it in three months at most, and then you can take the electrician's work license and professional qualification certificate. In addition to these, the most important thing is PLC programming. See if you want to train or teach yourself. You can read the article I wrote before. I suggest training, which can save time.