Manufacturing Careers

What are manufacturing careers?

Use the following resources to explore manufacturing careers.  You'll find information about the types of careers, wages, education requirements, and more.

• Get an overview of the manufacturing career cluster.
• Research individual manufacturing careers.
• Explore manufacturing career pathways diagrams
  
  Use these diagrams to explore different areas of manufacturing.  You'll find careers in each area and be able to compare the education they require.
  • Health, Safety and Environmental Assurance
  • Logistics and Inventory Control
  • Maintenance, Installation and Repair
  • Manufacturing Production Process Development
  • Production
  • Quality Assurance

Where are manufacturing jobs?

The following industries posted the most manufacturing jobs in Minnesota during 2017.

• Printing and Related Support Activities
• Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
• Other Crop Farming
• Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• Hog and Pig Farming
• Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
• Plastics Product Manufacturing
• Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
• Other Support Services

Source: Gartner TalentNeuron, 2017

Research manufacturing industries.

• Aerospace, Defense, and Medical Device Engineering: Remmele
• Bioprocess Supervisor, Genentech
• Cabinetry Manufacturer: Dura Supreme
• Green Manufacturing Engineer
• Quality Auditor, Harley Davidson Motor Company
• Industrial Designer, Harman Multimedia
• Precision Machined Parts Manufacturer: Ultra Machining Company
• Production Supervisor
• Transit Bus Manufacturer: New Flyer
• Valve, Water, and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturer: DeZURIK