Careers in
Manufacturing
Would you like to get a job in this industry? Think about these types of careers.
98% of all computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic work in manufacturing.
in these careers work in manufacturing:
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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators & Tenders | |||
Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians | |||
Aerospace Engineers | |||
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers | |||
Automotive Engineers | |||
Biofuels Production Managers | |||
Biomass Power Plant Managers | |||
Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters | |||
Chemical Engineers | |||
Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders | |||
Chemical Plant & System Operators | |||
Chemical Technicians | |||
Cleaning, Washing, & Metal Pickling Equipment Operators & Tenders | |||
Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Coil Winders, Tapers, & Finishers | |||
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal & Plastic | |||
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic | |||
Cooling & Freezing Equipment Operators & Tenders | |||
Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Cutters & Trimmers, Hand | |||
Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Dental Laboratory Technicians | |||
Drilling & Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers | |||
Electro-Mechanical Technicians | |||
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers | |||
Engine & Other Machine Assemblers | |||
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Extruding & Forming Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Synthetic & Glass Fibers | |||
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Fabric & Apparel Patternmakers | |||
Fabric Menders | |||
Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators | |||
First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers | |||
Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders | |||
Food Batchmakers | |||
Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders | |||
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Foundry Mold & Coremakers | |||
Fuel Cell Engineers | |||
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders | |||
Furniture Finishers | |||
Geothermal Production Managers | |||
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, & Finishers | |||
Grinding & Polishing Workers, Hand | |||
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Helpers--Production Workers | |||
Human Factors Engineers & Ergonomists | |||
Hydroelectric Production Managers | |||
Industrial Engineering Technicians | |||
Industrial Engineers | |||
Industrial Machinery Mechanics | |||
Industrial Production Managers | |||
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers | |||
Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic | |||
Machine Feeders & Offbearers | |||
Machinists | |||
Materials Engineers | |||
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers | |||
Mechanical Drafters | |||
Mechanical Engineers | |||
Medical Appliance Technicians | |||
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators & Tenders | |||
Methane/Landfill Gas Collection System Operators | |||
Milling & Planing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Model Makers, Metal & Plastic | |||
Model Makers, Wood | |||
Molding & Casting Workers | |||
Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders | |||
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Patternmakers, Metal & Plastic | |||
Patternmakers, Wood | |||
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers | |||
Plating & Coating Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Potters, Manufacturing | |||
Pourers & Casters, Metal | |||
Prepress Technicians & Workers | |||
Print Binding & Finishing Workers | |||
Printing Press Operators | |||
Quality Control Systems Managers | |||
Recycling & Reclamation Workers | |||
Refractory Materials Repairers | |||
Robotics Technicians | |||
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic | |||
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood | |||
Semiconductor Processors | |||
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Sewing Machine Operators | |||
Shoe Machine Operators & Tenders | |||
Slaughterers & Meat Packers | |||
Solderers & Brazers | |||
Stone Cutters & Carvers, Manufacturing | |||
Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters | |||
Team Assemblers | |||
Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders | |||
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Timing Device Assemblers & Adjusters | |||
Tire Builders | |||
Tool & Die Makers | |||
Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners | |||
Welders, Cutters, & Welder Fitters | |||
Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders | |||
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
47% of all biomedical engineers work in manufacturing.
in these careers work in manufacturing:
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Bright Outlook![]() |
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Apprenticeship![]() |
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Agricultural Engineers | |||
Agricultural Technicians | |||
Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians | |||
Architectural & Engineering Managers | |||
Automotive Engineering Technicians | |||
Avionics Technicians | |||
Bakers | |||
Biochemical Engineers | |||
Biochemists & Biophysicists | |||
Biofuels Processing Technicians | |||
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers | |||
Biologists | |||
Biomass Plant Technicians | |||
Biomedical Engineers | |||
Boilermakers | |||
Budget Analysts | |||
Butchers & Meat Cutters | |||
Buyers & Purchasing Agents, Farm Products | |||
Chemists | |||
Chief Executives | |||
Chief Sustainability Officers | |||
Clinical Research Coordinators | |||
Commercial & Industrial Designers | |||
Compensation & Benefits Managers | |||
Compensation, Benefits, & Job Analysis Specialists | |||
Computer Hardware Engineers | |||
Conveyor Operators & Tenders | |||
Cost Estimators | |||
Craft Artists | |||
Crane & Tower Operators | |||
Desktop Publishers | |||
Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers | |||
Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment | |||
Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment | |||
Electrical Drafters | |||
Electrical Engineering Technicians | |||
Electrical Engineering Technologists | |||
Electrical Engineers | |||
Electromechanical Engineering Technologists | |||
Electronic Drafters | |||
Electronics Engineering Technicians | |||
Electronics Engineering Technologists | |||
Electronics Engineers | |||
Energy Engineers | |||
Etchers & Engravers | |||
Fashion Designers | |||
Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers | |||
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand | |||
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers | |||
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators | |||
Food Science Technicians | |||
Food Scientists & Technologists | |||
Foresters | |||
Fuel Cell Technicians | |||
Gas Compressor & Gas Pumping Station Operators | |||
Gas Plant Operators | |||
Gem & Diamond Workers | |||
General & Operations Managers | |||
Geological Sample Test Technicians | |||
Geophysical Data Technicians | |||
Geothermal Technicians | |||
Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products | |||
Graphic Designers | |||
Hoist & Winch Operators | |||
Human Resources Assistants | |||
Human Resources Managers | |||
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | |||
Industrial Engineering Technologists | |||
Industrial Safety & Health Engineers | |||
Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators | |||
Jewelers | |||
Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand | |||
Log Graders & Scalers | |||
Logisticians | |||
Logistics Analysts | |||
Logistics Engineers | |||
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General | |||
Maintenance Workers, Machinery | |||
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists | |||
Manufacturing Engineers | |||
Manufacturing Production Technicians | |||
Marine Architects | |||
Marine Engineers | |||
Marketing Managers | |||
Materials Scientists | |||
Mechanical Engineering Technicians | |||
Mechanical Engineering Technologists | |||
Mechatronics Engineers | |||
Medical Scientists | |||
Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians | |||
Microbiologists | |||
Microsystems Engineers | |||
Millwrights | |||
Nanosystems Engineers | |||
Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians | |||
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists | |||
Natural Sciences Managers | |||
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists | |||
Occupational Health & Safety Specialists | |||
Occupational Health & Safety Technicians | |||
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | |||
Order Clerks | |||
Orthotists & Prosthetists | |||
Packers & Packagers, Hand | |||
Painters, Transportation Equipment | |||
Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers | |||
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks | |||
Petroleum Engineers | |||
Photonics Engineers | |||
Photonics Technicians | |||
Precious Metal Workers | |||
Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related Materials | |||
Procurement Clerks | |||
Product Safety Engineers | |||
Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks | |||
Proofreaders & Copy Markers | |||
Pump Operators | |||
Purchasing Agents | |||
Purchasing Managers | |||
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists | |||
Recycling Coordinators | |||
Riggers | |||
Robotics Engineers | |||
Rock Splitters, Quarry | |||
Sales Engineers | |||
Sales Managers | |||
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing | |||
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products | |||
Sewers, Hand | |||
Sheet Metal Workers | |||
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks | |||
Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers | |||
Software Developers, Applications | |||
Software Developers, Systems Software | |||
Solar Energy Systems Engineers | |||
Solar Sales Representatives & Assessors | |||
Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators | |||
Storage & Distribution Managers | |||
Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers | |||
Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders | |||
Technical Writers | |||
Terrazzo Workers & Finishers | |||
Transportation Managers | |||
Upholsterers | |||
Validation Engineers | |||
Water Resource Specialists | |||
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping | |||
Wind Energy Engineers | |||
Wind Turbine Service Technicians |