# Companies using Automation Direct

681 companies in our data use Automation Direct, and 413 of them name it in job posts they wrote. Its share of job posts held steady in the three months to August 2026; 159 job posts named it from October 2025 to August 2026. It comes up most in Skilled Trades job posts.

Data as of November 9, 2026. Source: Sumble.

## Which companies name Automation Direct in the most job posts?

Among the companies with the most job posts naming Automation Direct are PCI Pharma Services (61), Design Solutions & Integration (36) and MKD Electric (27). Design Solutions & Integration is the newest of the five companies in the table, with its first job post naming it in May 2024.

| Company | Job posts | Recent job post |
|---|---:|---|
| [PCI Pharma Services](https://sumble.com/orgs/pci-pharma-services) | 61 | "This includes knowledge of Allen Bradley and Automation Direct programming, and other control systems." (IC&V Technician 1, Nov 7, 2026) |
| [Design Solutions & Integration](https://sumble.com/orgs/design-solutions-&-integration) | 36 | "…provided software changes with Allen Bradley, Schneider, GE, Idec, Automation Direct, and Siemens PLCs, Allen Bradley, GE, Idec, Automation Direct…" (Automation Technician, Aug 5, 2026) |
| [MKD Electric](https://sumble.com/orgs/mkd-electric) | 27 | "Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider, GE, Omron, Automation Direct, or other PLC" (Automation Project Manager (BCI), Aug 5, 2025) |
| [Applied Industrial Technologies](https://sumble.com/orgs/applied-industrial-technologies) | 25 | "Experience: Minimum 5+ years of direct, hands-on industry experience programming PLCs (Allen Bradley, Automation Direct, MOSCAD, etc.) and working with process/flow control systems." (Systems Engineer - Industrial Controls, Sep 17, 2026) |
| [Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/dynamic-manufacturing) | 25 | "Data acquisition systems such as NI hardware, Measurement and Computing and PLCs (Automation Direct family brands, Allen Bradly, Siemens Omron…), Arduino, Raspberry pi" (test engineer, Oct 6, 2026) |

## Is hiring for Automation Direct growing?

Automation Direct's share of job posts is about the same as three months earlier: 0.09 in every 10,000 job posts from June to August 2026, against 0.08 from March to May. Its busiest month was February 2026, at 0.12.

| Month | Job posts naming it | All job posts | Per 10,000 job posts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Oct 2025 | 9 | 1,413,673 | 0.06 |
| Nov 2025 | 13 | 1,822,119 | 0.07 |
| Dec 2025 | 7 | 1,236,103 | 0.06 |
| Jan 2026 | 16 | 1,828,002 | 0.09 |
| Feb 2026 | 22 | 1,856,647 | 0.12 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 | 1,850,711 | 0.07 |
| Apr 2026 | 14 | 1,728,886 | 0.08 |
| May 2026 | 17 | 1,821,509 | 0.09 |
| Jun 2026 | 14 | 1,909,496 | 0.07 |
| Jul 2026 | 18 | 1,815,180 | 0.10 |
| Aug 2026 | 16 | 1,835,698 | 0.09 |

## How many companies named Automation Direct in a job post for the first time in recent months?

In the three months to August 2026, 8 companies posted about Automation Direct for the first time. From March to May, 10 did. The 8 from June to August are 1.9% of all 413 companies whose job posts name it.

| Period | Companies naming it in a job post for the first time |
|---|---:|
| March to May 2026 | 10 |
| June to August 2026 | 8 |
| October 2025 to August 2026 | 35 |

Companies whose first job post naming it appeared in that period. Recruiters, staffing firms and job boards are left out.

## How do we know which companies use Automation Direct?

413 companies name Automation Direct in job posts they wrote, and employees' profiles add 268 more. 9 show up in both job posts and employees' profiles.

| How we know | Companies | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Job posts name Automation Direct | 413 | 61% |
| Employees' profiles list Automation Direct | 268 | 39% |

## What size are the companies that use Automation Direct?

Companies with fewer than 50 employees are 1.4 times as common among Automation Direct users as on the typical tech page. 124 of its companies have more than 5,000 employees.

| Size | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|
| Under 50 employees | 30% | 22% |
| 50 to 999 | 37% | 38% |
| 1,000 to 5,000 | 15% | 17% |
| Over 5,000 | 18% | 23% |

## Where are Automation Direct companies based?

More than half of Automation Direct companies are in the United States (80%). Its companies are based in 42 countries and territories.

| Country | Companies | Share | Typical tech page |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| United States | 507 | 80% | 43% |
| Canada | 27 | 4.3% | 3.6% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 2.1% | 6.4% |
| Germany | 11 | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| India | 9 | 1.4% | 6.9% |
| France | 8 | 1.3% | 4.6% |

## Which teams work with Automation Direct?

Engineering teams are the most common home for Automation Direct, at 13 companies, followed by operations and automation.

| Team | Companies |
|---|---:|
| Engineering | 13 |
| Operations | 8 |
| Automation | 7 |
| Maintenance | 6 |
| Instrumentation & controls | 3 |
| Manufacturing | 3 |

## Which roles mention Automation Direct most?

Skilled Trades is the most common role, in 36% of job posts naming Automation Direct. The top four roles cover 82% of these job posts.

| Role | Share | Oct 2025 to Aug 2026 | Mar to May 2026 | Jun to Aug 2026 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Skilled Trades | 36% | 58 | 15 | 21 |
| Automation Engineer | 19% | 30 | 10 | 12 |
| Control Engineer | 19% | 30 | 5 | 6 |
| Electrical Engineer | 8.2% | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| Program Manager | 4.4% | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Facilities | 3.1% | 5 | 2 | 1 |

## Which companies started naming Automation Direct in job posts recently?

From April to August 2026, 9 companies with 50 or more employees posted their first job naming Automation Direct: 5 commercial, 3 mid-market and 1 enterprise. Forte Opening Solutions and SESCO Cement Corp. lead the new commercial companies, with 4 job posts each from April to August.

| Group | Company | Job posts, April to August 2026 |
|---|---|---:|
| Commercial | [Forte Opening Solutions](https://sumble.com/orgs/masonite-architectural-door) | 4 |
| Commercial | [SESCO Cement Corp.](https://sumble.com/orgs/sesco-cement-corporation) | 4 |
| Commercial | [Enviropacific](https://sumble.com/orgs/enviropacific) | 1 |
| Commercial | [Bedoukian Research, Inc.](https://sumble.com/orgs/bedoukian-research) | 1 |
| Commercial | [Teknova](https://sumble.com/orgs/teknova) | 1 |
| Mid-market | [A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias](https://sumble.com/orgs/igrejadejesuscristo) | 1 |
| Mid-market | [JTEKT North America Corporation](https://sumble.com/orgs/jtekt-north-america) | 1 |
| Mid-market | [Pharmavite](https://sumble.com/orgs/pharmavite) | 1 |

Companies that named Automation Direct in a job post for the first time between April and August 2026, ranked by their job posts in those months. AI-native companies get a group of their own, whatever their size. Recruiters and job boards are left out.

## What else do Automation Direct companies use?

8% of Automation Direct companies also use GE Fanuc, against 0.08% of similar companies. Next is RSLogix 500: 10% of these companies use it, against 0.16% of similar ones.

| Tool | Companies | Also name it | Typical | Times as common |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| GE Fanuc | 25 | 8% | 0.08% | 99 times |
| RSLogix 500 | 32 | 10% | 0.16% | 63 times |
| Modicon | 41 | 13% | 0.24% | 55 times |
| MicroLogix | 22 | 7% | 0.13% | 52 times |
| Omron | 87 | 28% | 0.6% | 46 times |
| Cognex | 50 | 16% | 0.36% | 44 times |
| Allen Bradley | 262 | 83% | 2.3% | 37 times |
| Keyence | 50 | 16% | 0.43% | 37 times |

Shares are out of the 314 companies whose job posts name Automation Direct, not counting firms whose job posts name almost every technology.

## About this data

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