Manufacturing
Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing, and process engineering.
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In each pathway, you’ll find roles with similar goals, outcomes, or required skills.
Maintenance, Installation & Repair (29)
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Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.
Computer Hardware Repair Technicians
Install, examine, test, and repair computer hardware and peripheral components. Test computers' functionality, identify the problems, and replace damaged components and parts.
Manufacturing Production Process Development (36)
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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians
Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.
Assayers
Test and analyse precious metals such as silver and gold to determine the value and properties of components using chemical and physical techniques. Seperate precious metals or other components from other materials.
Automation Engineering Technicians
Develop applications and systems for the automation of production processes. Build, test, monitor, and maintain the computer-controlled systems used in automated production systems.
Production (101)
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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
Quality Assurance (5)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.
Measurement Recorders
Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.
Mine Dispatchers
Capture, validate, and record mine site data, shift, and production reports.
Quick facts:
Factory locations
Manufacturers operate in every state but are particularly important for Midwest and South regional economies, where manufacturing may account for 10% or more of all jobs.
Employment numbers
Over 12.5 million people are employed in the manufacturing industry, while millions of jobs in other industries rely on manufactured products.
Artifical intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence and automation in manufacturing continues to grow, requiring a workforce with the skills and training to learn new technology and quickly adapt to different project needs.
High demand
Job candidates with a high school diploma and short-term technical training are in great demand in manufacturing.
