Production and Processing
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Quick Facts
Category
Knowledge
Used in
25+ careers
Avg. Importance
4.3 / 5
Careers Using Production and Processing
Ranked by how important Production and Processing is to each occupation, based on O*NET data.
Biofuels Production Managers
Management · $121,440/yr
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
Transportation and Material Moving · $71,510/yr
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Production · $57,090/yr
Industrial Production Managers
Management · $121,440/yr
Food Scientists and Technologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · $85,310/yr
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Production · $40,550/yr
Manufacturing Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · $101,140/yr
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $46,630/yr
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Production · $71,190/yr
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production · $47,680/yr
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Office and Administrative Support · $57,770/yr
Mechanical Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · $102,320/yr
Industrial Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · $101,140/yr
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Production · $47,460/yr
Team Assemblers
Production
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Production · $65,670/yr
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $41,600/yr
Food Batchmakers
Production · $40,790/yr
Mechatronics Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · $117,750/yr
Validation Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · $101,140/yr
Order Clerks
Office and Administrative Support · $44,660/yr
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production · $49,240/yr
Etchers and Engravers
Production · $40,450/yr
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Office and Administrative Support · $45,650/yr
Materials Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · $108,310/yr
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