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Get Ready for a career in Manufacturing
 Hit the books: Education programs in Virginia
CTE
Programs in high schools, technical centers, and community colleges
This page helps you find CTE Programs. You can search by keyword
(like manufacturing or production) or find programs
offered at your local high schools, technical centers or community
college.
Programs
at four-year colleges
There’s a ton of information at www.ExploreVirginiaColleges.com.
The link above takes you to a page where you can look for programs
offered at any college in the state. We suggest looking under Broad
Program Area and selecting Engineering Related Technologies or Precision
Production Trades.
 Get Experience: Internships and apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
through the Community College System
Apprenticeships can be your gateway to a great career. Click here
to find the apprenticeship coordinator in your region.
Registered
Apprenticeships
This area of the www.CareerVoyages.gov site explores registered
apprenticeship opportunities in several fields.
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These people operate the equipment to produce products.
The things you could do:
- Be a welder.
- Assemble the parts of a car on an assembly line.
- Run machines that make metal parts.
- Run a printing press.
| Manufacturing Production Process Development |
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These people develop new ways to produce materials.
The things you could do:
- Develop new automated assembly machines.
- Develop new products.
- Develop new computer chips.
- Research ways to make a product work differently.
| Maintenance, Installation & Repair |
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These people keep manufacturing equipment in working
order.
The things you could do:
- Repair machinery.
- Specialize in plumbing or pipe repair/installation.
- Install electrical equipment.
- Specialize in repair/installation of computer networks in factories.
These people make sure each product produced meets the
company’s standards.
The things you could do:
- Calibrate machinery.
- Inspect machines and production lines.
- Inspect the product as it is completed and reject items that are not up
to standards.
- Help develop better ways to control quality.
| Logistics & Inventory Control |
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These people move materials within a company and also
to other companies.
The things you could do:
- Monitor inventories of needed parts.
- Move materials within a production plant.
- Schedule shipping and distribution of your product.
- Manage a team of delivery drivers.
| Health, Safety and Environmental Assurance |
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These people help prevent accidents in manufacturing
facilities.
The things you could do:
- Monitor levels of pollutants in water used in your
process.
- Educate workers on health and safety regulations.
- Help a company comply with regulations.
- Monitor safe practices throughout a factory.
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