63% of Automation Engineering Professionals Believe Industry Standards Will Be ‘Extremely Important’ in the Future
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — The International Society of Automation (ISA) recently surveyed 290 people in the automation engineering field to discover their thoughts on industry standards. The survey shows that 63% of respondents believe that standards will be “extremely important” in the future.
Conducted in June 2020, the online survey received 290 responses from automation engineering professionals, primarily from the U.S., Europe, and Canada. Forty-two % of respondents described themselves as engineers, 21% as consultants, 15% as managers, and 8% as executives. The remaining 14% reported as a mix of technicians, operators, salespeople, marketers, or other roles. Survey respondents most commonly worked at system integrators (35%), asset owners (30%), or automation providers (22%).