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Manufacturing

This Career Cluster focuses on the 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/process engineering.

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Career Pathways

Occupations involved in preventive maintenance procedures for machines, tools and equipment. Includes troubleshooting and repairing computerized, electrical, electronic and mechanical systems.

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Manufacturing Career Pathway

Entry Level

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Recycling and Reclamation Workers

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Food Batchmakers

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Helpers--Production Workers

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and ...

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

Team Assemblers

Production Workers, All Other

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Entry Level

Intermediate

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Tool and Die Makers

Machinists

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Intermediate

Advanced

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Advanced