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Investigate the field of Manufacturing
 Get the facts about education requirements, average earnings (national,
statewide, and regional), job requirements, and employment projections
for each of the occupations below.
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Manufacturing
This site organizes careers in manufacturing by the education required.
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Kuder (Virginia's
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Marine Hydraulics International, Inc., Norfolk, VA |
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Northrop
Grumman
Newport News,
Newport News, VA |
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Northrop
Grumman Mission Systems, Reston, VA |
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Ocean Marine, Portsmouth, VA |
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Specialty Blades, Inc., Staunton, VA |
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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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