Over 77,000 federal government employees earned more than the governor of their state. On the federal level, it was just reported by USA Today that the average federal civil servant compensation is $123,049 per year. Thatâs more than double what private sector workers earn (average of $61,051). Since 2000, federal government employee compensation has grown by 36.9% versus 8.8% for private sector employees. In Las Vegas (Clark County) the average firefighter earns $199,678 per year.
Most plant automation engineers earn a bachelorâs degree in a related engineering discipline such as electrical, mechanical, chemical or industrial engineering. Employers prefer educational programs accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
A mechatronics engineer unites the principles of mechanics, electronics, and computing to generate a simpler, more economical and reliable system. The term mechatronics was coined by Tetsuro Mori, the senior engineer of the Japanese company Yaskawa in 1969.An industrial robot is a prime example of a mechatronics system; it includes aspects of electronics, mechanics, and computing to do its day-to-day jobs.Engineering cybernetics deals with the question of control engineering of mechatronic systems.It is used to control or regulate such a system (see control theory).owever, afterward the company released the right of using the word to public, and the word mechatronics spread to the rest of the world. Nowadays, the word is translated in each language and the word is considered as an essential term for industry.