Manufacturing Career Guide
Start your manufacturing career todayAssemblers
Assemblers and fabricators assemble finished products and the parts that go into them. They use tools, machines, and their hands to make engines, computers, aircraft, ships, boats, toys, electronic devices, control panels, and more.
| Skills | Assembly Processes – Composites Processing – Electronics (in-person courses only) – Foundational – Inspection – Lean Mfg – Math – Quality – Safety – Stamping/Forming/Fabricating |
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Assembler Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2011.00 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 400 | $24 | Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems. |
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2031.00 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 250 | $23 | Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing. |
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2091.00 | Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 250 | $18 | Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products. |
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2041.00 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 1150 | $18 | Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products. Shipfitters are included in “Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic” (51-4192). |
CAD
CAD Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings.
| Skills | Additive Mfg – CAD/CAM – Design & Engineering – Foundational – Math – Safety |
| Job Listings | Indeed |
CAD Drafter Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | SOC 17-3019.00 | Drafters, All Other | 500 | $29 | All drafters not listed separately. |
| CAD | SOC 17-3012.00 | Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 1400 | $37 | Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment. |
| CAD | SOC 17-3013.00 | Mechanical Drafters | 1400 | $33 | Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information. |
Electrical / Electronics
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers install or repair a variety of electrical equipment in telecommunications, transportation, utilities, and other industries.
| Skills | Automation – Electronics (in-person courses only) – Foundational – Industry 4.0 – Maintenance – Math – Safety |
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Electrical / Electronics Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical / Electronic | SOC 49-2093.00 | Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | 400 | $33 | Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment. Excludes “Avionics Technicians" (49-2091) and "Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles" (49-2096). |
| Electrical / Electronic | SOC 49-2094.00 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 1700 | $28 | Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas. Excludes “Avionics Technicians" (49-2091), "Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles" (49-2096), and "Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment" (49-2093). |
| Electrical / Electronic | SOC 49-2095.00 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 400 | $48 | Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays. |
Industrial Maintenance
| Skills | Automation – Electronics (in-person courses only) – Foundational – Industry 4.0 – Maintenance – Math – Mfg Processes (in-person courses only) – Safety – Welding |
| Job Listings | Indeed |
Industrial Maintenance Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9098.00 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 3000 | $17 | Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9041.00 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 5500 | $32 | Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Excludes “Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043). |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9099.00 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | 5850 | $23 | All, installation, maintenance, and repair workers not listed separately. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9071.00 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 37850 | $23 | Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Excludes “Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043). |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9043.00 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 1400 | $29 | Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Excludes “Maintenance and Repair Workers, General" (49-9071). |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9044.00 | Millwrights | 1200 | $37 | Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9069.00 | Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other | 500 | $30 | All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9096.00 | Riggers | 500 | $16 | Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry. |
Machinists
| Skills |
Additive Mfg – Assembly Processes – CAD/CAM – Design & Engineering – Foundational – Inspection – Machining – Materials – Math – Safety – Stamping/Forming/Fabricating |
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Machinist Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machinists | SOC 51-4012.00 | Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic | 800 | $35 | Develop programs to control machining or processing of metal or plastic parts by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4011.00 | Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 2200 | $20 | Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4031.00 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 2200 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4021.00 | Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 700 | $17 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4022.00 | Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 250 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4033.00 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1900 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4034.00 | Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 550 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4041.00 | Machinists | 8050 | $26 | Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4199.00 | Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 600 | $21 | All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4035.00 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 300 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4061.00 | Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 200 | $27 | Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4081.00 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1000 | $17 | Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4023.00 | Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 250 | $21 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4111.00 | Tool and Die Makers | 550 | $28 | Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4194.00 | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 250 | $18 | Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects. |
Operators
| Skills | Assembly Processes – Automation – Composites Processing – Foundational – Industry 4.0 – Inspection – Lean Mfg – Math – Mfg Processes (in-person classes only) – Safety – Stamping/Forming/Fabricating |
| Job Listings | Indeed |
Operator Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operators | SOC 51-9011.00 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 750 | $30 | Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels. Excludes “Chemical Plant and System Operators" (51-8091). |
| Operators | SOC 51-9032.00 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 950 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Excludes “Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-6062). |
| Operators | SOC 51-9041.00 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1050 | $19 | Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products, such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. Excludes “Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-9196) and "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders" (51-6042). |
| Operators | SOC 51-3091.00 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 200 | $16 | Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment. |
| Operators | SOC 51-9023.00 | Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 3750 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Excludes “Food Batchmakers" (51-3092). |
| Operators | SOC 51-4072.00 | Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1350 | $16 | Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products. |
| Operators | SOC 51-8099.00 | Plant and System Operators, All Other | 250 | $38 | All plant and system operators not listed separately. |
| Operators | SOC 51-4193.00 | Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1300 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes. |
| Operators | SOC 51-5111.00 | Prepress Technicians and Workers | 400 | $22 | Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates. |
| Operators | SOC 51-9141.00 | Semiconductor Processors | 1900 | $22 | Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties. |
| Operators | SOC 51-9012.00 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 4250 | $24 | Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes “Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011). |
| Operators | SOC 51-7042.00 | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 600 | $16 | Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate CNC equipment. |
Supervisors
A production supervisor is a management-level employee in charge of overseeing the production staff at a company.
| Skills | Assembly Processes – Automation – Design & Engineering – Foundational – Industry 4.0 – Inspection – Leadership – Lean Mfg – Math – Quality – Safety |
| Job Listings | Indeed |
Supervisor Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supervisors | SOC 51-1011.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 12300 | $33 | Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders. |
Technicians
A Technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in the relevant skill and technique, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles.
| Skills | Additive Mfg – Assembly Processes – Automation – Composites Processing – Electronics (in-person courses only) – Foundational – Industry 4.0 – Maintenance – Math – Mfg Processes (in-person classes only) – Safety – Stamping/Forming/Fabricating |
| Job Listings | Indeed |
Technician Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technicians | SOC 17-3021.00 | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 700 | $30 | Operate, install, calibrate, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3023.00 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians | 9300 | $31 | Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions. Excludes “Broadcast Technicians" (27-4012). |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3024.00 | Electro-Mechanical Technicians | 850 | $29 | Operate, test, maintain, or calibrate unmanned, automated, servo-mechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment at worksites, such as oil rigs, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3029.00 | Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 3200 | $33 | All engineering technicians, except drafters, not listed separately. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3025.00 | Environmental Engineering Technicians | 900 | $28 | Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientist. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3026.00 | Industrial Engineering Technicians | 1200 | $28 | Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency. |
| Technicians | SOC 51-9061.00 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 13500 | $22 | Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3027.00 | Mechanical Engineering Technicians | 1100 | $28 | Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or calibrate machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists. |
| Technicians | SOC 29-9012.00 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 350 | $30 | Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers. |
Welders
Welders join pieces of metal, often using intense heat or other methods of fusing separate metal pieces together. Their work can be indoors or out, or even underwater!
| Skills | Foundational – Materials – Math – Safety – Stamping/Forming/Fabricating – Welding |
| Job Listings | Indeed |
Welding Job Details
Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welders | SOC 51-4191.00 | Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 200 | $26 | Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects. |
| Welders | SOC 51-4192.00 | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 250 | $19 | Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters. |
| Welders | SOC 51-4121.00 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 5700 | $24 | Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. |
| Welders | SOC 51-4122.00 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 600 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines. |
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Category | Occupation Details | Job Title | 2023 Bay Area Jobs Estimated | Median Hourly Earnings | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2011.00 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 400 | $24 | Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems. |
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2031.00 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 250 | $23 | Construct, assemble, or rebuild machines, such as engines, turbines, and similar equipment used in such industries as construction, extraction, textiles, and paper manufacturing. |
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2091.00 | Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators | 250 | $18 | Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products. |
| Assemblers | SOC 51-2041.00 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 1150 | $18 | Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products. Shipfitters are included in “Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic” (51-4192). |
| CAD | SOC 17-3019.00 | Drafters, All Other | 500 | $29 | All drafters not listed separately. |
| CAD | SOC 17-3012.00 | Electrical and Electronics Drafters | 1400 | $37 | Prepare wiring diagrams, circuit board assembly diagrams, and layout drawings used for the manufacture, installation, or repair of electrical equipment. |
| CAD | SOC 17-3013.00 | Mechanical Drafters | 1400 | $33 | Prepare detailed working diagrams of machinery and mechanical devices, including dimensions, fastening methods, and other engineering information. |
| Electrical / Electronic | SOC 49-2093.00 | Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | 400 | $33 | Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment. Excludes “Avionics Technicians" (49-2091) and "Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles" (49-2096). |
| Electrical / Electronic | SOC 49-2094.00 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 1700 | $28 | Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and antennas. Excludes “Avionics Technicians" (49-2091), "Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles" (49-2096), and "Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment" (49-2093). |
| Electrical / Electronic | SOC 49-2095.00 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 400 | $48 | Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9098.00 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 3000 | $17 | Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9041.00 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 5500 | $32 | Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. Excludes “Millwrights" (49-9044), "Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines" (49-3042), and "Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043). |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9099.00 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other | 5850 | $23 | All, installation, maintenance, and repair workers not listed separately. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9071.00 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 37850 | $23 | Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. Excludes “Maintenance Workers, Machinery" (49-9043). |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9043.00 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 1400 | $29 | Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Excludes “Maintenance and Repair Workers, General" (49-9071). |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9044.00 | Millwrights | 1200 | $37 | Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9069.00 | Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other | 500 | $30 | All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately. |
| Industrial Maintenance | SOC 49-9096.00 | Riggers | 500 | $16 | Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4012.00 | Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic | 800 | $35 | Develop programs to control machining or processing of metal or plastic parts by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4011.00 | Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic | 2200 | $20 | Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4031.00 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 2200 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4021.00 | Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 700 | $17 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4022.00 | Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 250 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4033.00 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1900 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4034.00 | Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 550 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4041.00 | Machinists | 8050 | $26 | Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4199.00 | Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other | 600 | $21 | All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4035.00 | Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 300 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4061.00 | Model Makers, Metal and Plastic | 200 | $27 | Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4081.00 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1000 | $17 | Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4023.00 | Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 250 | $21 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4111.00 | Tool and Die Makers | 550 | $28 | Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools. |
| Machinists | SOC 51-4194.00 | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | 250 | $18 | Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects. |
| Operators | SOC 51-9011.00 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 750 | $30 | Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels. Excludes “Chemical Plant and System Operators" (51-8091). |
| Operators | SOC 51-9032.00 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 950 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material. Excludes “Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040), "Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic" (51-4031), and "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-6062). |
| Operators | SOC 51-9041.00 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1050 | $19 | Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products, such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. Excludes “Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-9196) and "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders" (51-6042). |
| Operators | SOC 51-3091.00 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 200 | $16 | Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment. |
| Operators | SOC 51-9023.00 | Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 3750 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Excludes “Food Batchmakers" (51-3092). |
| Operators | SOC 51-4072.00 | Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1350 | $16 | Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products. |
| Operators | SOC 51-8099.00 | Plant and System Operators, All Other | 250 | $38 | All plant and system operators not listed separately. |
| Operators | SOC 51-4193.00 | Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1300 | $18 | Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Includes electrolytic processes. |
| Operators | SOC 51-5111.00 | Prepress Technicians and Workers | 400 | $22 | Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates. |
| Operators | SOC 51-9141.00 | Semiconductor Processors | 1900 | $22 | Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties. |
| Operators | SOC 51-9012.00 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 4250 | $24 | Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes “Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011). |
| Operators | SOC 51-7042.00 | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | 600 | $16 | Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate CNC equipment. |
| Supervisors | SOC 51-1011.00 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 12300 | $33 | Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3021.00 | Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians | 700 | $30 | Operate, install, calibrate, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3023.00 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians | 9300 | $31 | Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions. Excludes “Broadcast Technicians" (27-4012). |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3024.00 | Electro-Mechanical Technicians | 850 | $29 | Operate, test, maintain, or calibrate unmanned, automated, servo-mechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment at worksites, such as oil rigs, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3029.00 | Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other | 3200 | $33 | All engineering technicians, except drafters, not listed separately. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3025.00 | Environmental Engineering Technicians | 900 | $28 | Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientist. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3026.00 | Industrial Engineering Technicians | 1200 | $28 | Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency. |
| Technicians | SOC 51-9061.00 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 13500 | $22 | Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. |
| Technicians | SOC 17-3027.00 | Mechanical Engineering Technicians | 1100 | $28 | Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or calibrate machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists. |
| Technicians | SOC 29-9012.00 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 350 | $30 | Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers. |
| Welders | SOC 51-4191.00 | Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 200 | $26 | Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects. |
| Welders | SOC 51-4192.00 | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 250 | $19 | Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing. Includes shipfitters. |
| Welders | SOC 51-4121.00 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 5700 | $24 | Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. |
| Welders | SOC 51-4122.00 | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 600 | $22 | Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines. |
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