Manufacturing is not what it used to be. Advanced Manufacturing uses innovative technology to improve products or processes. It usually requires higher-skilled (and higher paid) workers than traditional manufacturing.
Select the below careers to learn more about the job, earning, education and opportunities.
Assemblers take various parts of products and items and puts them together. One might work on assembling one set of components or work on the finished product. What you assemble depends on your specialty and what your company manufactures, so assembler jobs can be easy or incredibly complicated. Sometimes the work is done by hand, with robots and computers, or other devices that make the assembly process faster and more precise.
Electrical and electronics engineering technicians help engineers design and develop computers, communications equipment, medical monitoring devices, navigational equipment, and other electrical and electronic equipment. They often work in product evaluation and testing, using measuring and diagnostic devices to adjust, test, and repair equipment.
Heavy and tractor trailer truck drivers transport goods from one location to another. Most of them are long-haul drivers whose trucks can carry more than 26,000 pounds. These drivers deliver goods between cities and sometimes between states.
Industrial engineers design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
Industrial engineering technicians apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff.
Inspectors and testers, inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from required specifications.
Machine operators and tenders operate or tend machines that prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment.
Machinists set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. They may also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or to maintain industrial machines.
Mechanical drafters prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information.
Mechanical engineers research, design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal devices such as tools, engines, machines, and heating systems. They may also oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment like gas, water, and steam systems.
Operations managers plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of organizations. Their duties and responsibilities are too diverse to be classified in any one area of management or administration.
Production managers plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources needed for manufacturing products within cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
Manufacturing sales representatives sell goods to other organizations. They contact customers, explain product features, answer any questions that their customers may have, and negotiate prices.
