SSOC 2024 unit
Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 202421413
Automation engineer
Automation engineer researches, designs, and develops applications and systems for the automation of the production process. He/she implements technology and integrates various systems such as for software automation, factory automation, process automation, warehousing and logistics automation to reduce human input and shorten process time to increase productivity.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Automation engineer researches, designs, and develops applications and systems for the automation of the production process. He/she implements technology and integrates various systems such as for software automation, factory automation, process automation, warehousing and logistics automation to reduce human input and shorten process time to increase productivity.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Automated systems engineer • Autonomous systems engineer • Robotics engineer
Elsewhere
• Automation and orchestration engineer, see 25233 • Automation designer, see 31174 • Automation technician, see 31174
Hierarchy context
Major group
2 PROFESSIONALSSub-major
21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALSMinor group
214 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS IUnit group
2141 Industrial and Production EngineersCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 21413 — Automation engineer
- 25233 — Automation and orchestration engineer
ISCO-08
- 2141 — Industrial and production engineers
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.