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Manufacturing

The manufacturing industry is all about the makers. These are the careers that take raw materials and bend, mold, combine and craft them into many of the reliable products we all use every day.

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Career Pathways

  • Maintenance, Installation and Repair
  • Manufacturing Production Process Development
  • Production
  • Quality Assurance

Common Majors To Study

  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork
  • Machine Tool Technology
  • Electronic Maintenance and Repair Technology
  • Electric and Power Transmission Installation
  • Air and Space Operations Technology
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Power Plant Technology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Software Engineering

In-Demand Jobs in This Industry

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Manufacturing

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

Inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.

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Median Salary

61,770

Job Outlook

+60%
Manufacturing

Medical Equipment Repairers

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

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Median Salary

60,670

Job Outlook

+18%
Manufacturing

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

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Median Salary

61,420

Job Outlook

+15%
Manufacturing

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

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Median Salary

57,350

Job Outlook

+15%
Manufacturing

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

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Median Salary

45,850

Job Outlook

+13%
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Military Jobs in Action

Aeint Lin
Petty Officer Third Class, Coast Guard
Electrical Engineer
Electrical engineers like Aeint do more than just keep the Coast Guard’s lights on. They play an important role in installing, maintaining, repairing and managing the sophisticated electronic equipment at the heart of every vessel.
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Military Jobs in This Industry

In many ways, finding and excelling at a job in the Military is the same as finding one anywhere else. Here you can explore those opportunities in greater detail.

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Manufacturing

Military Dental Laboratory Technicians

Dental laboratory technicians construct and repair dentures and other dental appliances including crowns, bridges, partial dentures, pre- and post-oral and maxillofacial surgical devices, and orthodontic appliances in a laboratory. Although dental technicians seldom work directly with patients, they provide a valued healthcare service by working with dentists to improve patient health and appearance.

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Median Salary

74,336

Job Outlook

+2%
Manufacturing

Military Medical Equipment Repairers

Medical equipment repairers test, adjust, and repair biomedical equipment. They service and maintain medical equipment with mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, digital, optical, and radiological principles. They may work on patient monitors, defibrillators, ventilators, anesthesia machines, and other life-supporting equipment, as well as medical imaging equipment (x-rays, CAT scanners, and ultrasound equipment), voice-controlled operating tables, and electric wheelchairs. To do their work, medical equipment repairers use a variety of tools, including specialized test-equipment software.

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Median Salary

76,974

Job Outlook

0%
Manufacturing

Military Power Plant Operators

Power plant operators control power-generating plants on land and aboard ships and submarines. They operate boilers, turbines, nuclear reactors, and portable generators. Power plant operators are also responsible for administering, managing, and evaluating shipboard engineering programs.

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Median Salary

80,869

Job Outlook

0%
Manufacturing

Military Unmanned Vehicle (UV) Operations Specialists

Unmanned vehicle operations specialists operate, maintain, and control the Military’s fleet of unmanned vehicles. These vehicles include unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), aerial systems (UAS), ground vehicles (UGV), surface vehicles (USV), and underwater vehicles (UUV). The specialists control these vehicles to perform reconnaissance and strike missions. They also operate sensors for target detection, deploy ground and air systems, and perform basic maintenance on systems as needed. Personnel normally specialize by the type of vehicle they operate.

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Median Salary

61,460

Job Outlook

0%
Manufacturing

Military Survival Equipment Specialists

Survival equipment specialists in the Military inspect, fit, maintain, and repair survival equipment, such as parachutes, aircraft life support equipment, search and rescue equipment, and air-sea rescue equipment, along with survival kits, medical kits, flight clothing, protective wear, night vision equipment, aircrew oxygen systems, liquid oxygen converters, anti-exposure suits, and G-suits.

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Median Salary

63,030

Job Outlook

0%
1/5

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