Manufacturing

Are you good working with your hands? Can you figure out how a machine works?

Manufacturing workers work with products and equipment. You might design a new product, decide how the product will be made, or make the product. You might work on cars, computers, appliances, airplanes, or electronic devices.

Other manufacturing workers install or repair products. For example, you might install refrigerators or washers, repair plumping in commercial buildings, or diagnose engine problems in cars and trucks.

Careers in this group

Title
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers In demand
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers
Boilermakers
Butchers and Meat Cutters In demand
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders In demand
Chemical Plant and System Operators
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders In demand
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators In demand
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers In demand
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers In demand
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians In demand
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians In demand
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Etchers and Engravers
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic In demand
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators In demand
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers In demand
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Furniture Finishers
Gas Plant Operators
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Helpers--Production Workers
Home Appliance Repairers In demand
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians In demand
Industrial Machinery Mechanics In demand
Industrial Production Managers
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand In demand
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers In demand
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Machinists
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General In demand
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Mechanical Door Repairers In demand
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Medical Appliance Technicians
Medical Equipment Repairers In demand
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Model Makers, Wood
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Patternmakers, Wood
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Plant and System Operators, All Other
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Pourers and Casters, Metal
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Power Plant Operators In demand
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other
Production Workers, All Other
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks In demand
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Semiconductor Processing Technicians
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Sewers, Hand
Sewing Machine Operators
Sheet Metal Workers
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Slaughterers and Meat Packers In demand
Team Assemblers
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders In demand
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Tire Builders
Tool and Die Makers In demand
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Upholsterers
Watch and Clock Repairers
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping In demand
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Woodworkers, All Other
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

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