Manufacturing and Production Careers
Explore 75 specialized occupations in Manufacturing and Production across 7 occupation groups. Salary data and skill requirements from real job postings.
Occupation Groups
7
Specializations
75
Machine Operators
Chemical Operator
$41,840/yrHigh school or GED
Coating / Industrial Painter
High school or GED
Etcher / Engraver
High school or GED
Finisher / Polisher / Buffer
$20,800/yrHigh school or GED
Grinder / Sharpener
High school or GED
Assembly Machine Operator
$21,667/yrHigh school or GED
Binding Machine Operator
High school or GED
Blending Machine Operator
$27,040/yrHigh school or GED
Extruder Machine Operator
Filling Machine Operator
$22,880/yrHigh school or GED
Machine Set Up Technician
High school or GED
Manufacturing Machine Operator (General)
$29,555/yrHigh school or GED
Mixing Machine Operator
$29,432/yrHigh school or GED
Packaging Machine Operator
$20,800/yrHigh school or GED
Plating Machine Operator
Saw Operator
Textile Machine Operator
Warehouse Machine Operator
Molding / Casting Worker
$30,315/yrHigh school or GED
Press / Press Brake Operator
$39,863/yrHigh school or GED
Print Bindery / Finishing Worker
Printing Press Operator
$41,600/yrHigh school or GED
Sewing Machine Operator
$20,020/yrHigh school or GED
Welder / Solderer
$40,677/yrHigh school or GED
Machinists and CNC Specialists
Plant and System Operation
Operations and Maintenance Specialist
$46,803/yrBachelor's degree
Nuclear Monitoring Technician
High school or GED
Power Distributor / Plant Operator
$30,817/yrHigh school or GED
Stationary Engineer / Boiler Operator
$56,631/yrHigh school or GED
Water Treatment Specialist / Waste Water Operator
$59,003/yrHigh school or GED
Production Managers
Director of Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing Manager
Bachelor's degree
Manufacturing Manager
$72,430/yrBachelor's degree
Manufacturing Project Manager
Production Plant Manager (General)
$107,500/yrBachelor's degree
Machine Shop Supervisor
Manufacturing Production Supervisor
$75,000/yrBachelor's degree
Production Plant Foreman
Production Plant Supervisor
$43,992/yrHigh school or GED
Production Shift Supervisor
$28,427/yrBachelor's degree
Production Supervisor (General)
$57,247/yrHigh school or GED
Production Technicians and Assistants
Controls / Valve Technician
$79,997/yrAssociate degree
Electronic / Electrical Assembler
$28,097/yrHigh school or GED
Engine and Machine Fabricator / Assembler
$72,136/yrHigh school or GED
Food / Agricultural Technician
$38,402/yrBachelor's degree
Hazardous Materials Worker
High school or GED
Heat Treating Technician
High school or GED
Medical Assembler
$31,854/yrHigh school or GED
Pre-Press Technician
Production Fabricator / Assembler
$27,338/yrHigh school or GED
Production Worker
$29,803/yrHigh school or GED
Quality Assurance
Quality Control Analyst
$31,027/yrBachelor's degree
Director of Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree
Quality Assurance Manager
$70,000/yrBachelor's degree
Quality Assurance Supervisor
$40,040/yrBachelor's degree
Quality Control Manager
Bachelor's degree
Quality Manager (General)
$107,066/yrBachelor's degree
Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) Specialist
High school or GED
Electronic and Electrical Tester
Materials Laboratory Technician
Materials Tester
$38,188/yrHigh school or GED
Quality Assurance Auditor
High school or GED
Quality Assurance Specialist
$55,236/yrBachelor's degree
Quality Inspector (General)
$28,417/yrHigh school or GED
Quality Technician (General)
$57,673/yrHigh school or GED
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