Career & Industry Breakdown
Advanced ManufacturingINDUSTRY
Industry Overview
When you mention manufacturing, many people imagine noisy and dirty factories with unhealthy and unsafe working conditions. However, in today’s manufacturing environment, computers and robots are as much a part of the job as hard hats and safety glasses. Today’s advanced manufacturing uses innovative technology and techniques to improve products or processes.
An aging workforce and a continually evolving skillset mean that many manufacturing employers have an increasing demand for skilled workers. This need is expected to grow significantly over the next few years and presents employees who stay within the advanced manufacturing sector, multiple opportunities for future advancement. So, if you like working with the latest technology, developing and analyzing processes, designing and testing products, or managing finished goods distribution, a career in manufacturing could be the right fit for you.
Advanced Manufacturing Industry Careers
Most manufacturing workers fall into one of three classifications: production, transportation & materials handling, and installation maintenance & repair. However, the manufacturing sector involves a variety of job functions and career pathways. There are loads of opportunities for advancement into administrative and management roles. Meaning that your skill set from another industry will likely transfer well into a meaningful career in the advanced manufacturing sector.Â
Production
- Automated Manufacturing Technician
- Bookbinder
- Calibration Technician
- Electrical Installer and Repairer
- Electromechanical Equipment Assembler
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter/Set-Up Operator
- Extrusion Machine Operator
- Foundry Worker
- Machine Operator
- Hand Packers and Packager
- Hoist and Winch Operator
- Press Operator
- Machine Operator
- Machine Setter
- Millwright Operator Tender
- Cutter/Brazer Solderer
- Painter
- Pattern & Model Maker
- Precision Layout Worker
- Production Associate
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Tool and Die Maker
- Welding Machine Operators
- Production Workers
- Associates Degree
- Some College/No Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
Transportation & Materials Handling
- Import/Export Clerk
- Import/Export Manager
- Import/Export Supervisor
- Logistics Analyst
- Logistics Coordinator
- Logistics Manager
- Logistics Specialist
- CDL Driver
- Delivery Drivers
- Delivery Helper
- Truck Driver
- Truck Driver Supervisor
- Traffic Clerk
- Delivery Drivers
- Delivery Helper
- Expeditor
- Fork Lift Operator
- Logistician
- Materials Handler
- Materials Planner
- Package Handler
- Packaging Engineer
- Production Scheduler
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- High School Diploma
- High School Equivalency
- May be provided On-the-Job Training
Installation Maintenance & Repair
- Equipment Technician
- Appliance Repairer
- Boilermaker
- Installer/Repairer
- Machinery Mechanic
- Maintenance Electrician
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Repairer
- Maintenance Technician
- Instrument Calibration and Repairer
- Instrument Control Technician
- Systems Technician
- System Installer/Repairers
- High School Education or Equivalence
Business & Finance
- Business Analyst
- Administrative Assistant
- HR Generalist
- Controller
- Director of Finance
- Financial Analyst
- Internal Auditor
- Manufacturing Finance Consultant
- Finance Associate
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Office Manager
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VP, Finance
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Chief Financial Officer
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Production Controller
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Director of Plant Operations
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Operations Finance Accountant
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Manufacturing Finance Analyst
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Quality Control Specialist
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Accounting Controller
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Business Process Engineer
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Business Manager
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Process Improvement Manager
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Director of Operations
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VP of Manufacturing
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Business Process Engineer
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Business Development Manager (Sales)
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Finance
- Business degree or Accounting Degree
Office & Administration
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
- Manufacturing Production Technicians
- Electrical Engineers
- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial Production Managers
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Office Clerks
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- First-Line Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Database Administrators
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Associates Degree
- Some College/No Degree
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
Management
- Area Plant Manager
- General Production Manager
- Manufacturing Coordinator
- Manufacturing Manager
- Materials Handling Supervisor
- Materials Control Manager
- Plant Manager
- Plant Senior Manager
- Product Line Manager
- First-Line Supervisor
- Production Control Manager
- Production Manager
- Sub Plant Manager
- Quality Control Systems Manager
- Computer and Information Systems Manager
- Business Management Degree
- Company Sponsored Training
- Production & Inventory Management Certification
INDUSTRY Dashboard
Regional Employment
13,096,308 in the nation
%
% of Total Employment
8.2% in the US
%
Avg. Annual % Change Last 10 Years
+1.8% in the US
Avg. Wages Per Worker
$68,597Â in the nation
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Avg. Annual % Change Last 10 Years
+2.3% in the US
Staffing Pattern
- Production 54.4%
- Office & Administrative Support 8.4%
- Transportation & Materials Handling 7.8%
- Installation, Maintenance & Repair 5.2%
- Community and Social Service Occupations 5.4%
- All Others 18.8%
| Occupation | Employees | Annual Demand | Avg Annual Wages |
| Team Assemblers | 2,858 | 283 | $30,800 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 1,251 | 121 | $60,700 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 972 | 87 | $36,500 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 902 | 121 | $31,300 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 808 | 92 | $39,800 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 773 | 84 | $33,600 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 734 | 72 | $73,000 |
| Machinists | 642 | 67 | $47,300 |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | 610 | 53 | $35,400 |
| Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 601 | 67 | $34,600 |
| Remaining Component Occupations | 23,151 | 2,243 | $55,300 |
| Total | 33,327 |
Guilford County, North Carolina – Q1 2020
Source: JobsEQ®, http://www.chmuraecon.com/jobseq
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