Manufacturing and Production

Aerospace engineers design, test, and analyze aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles.

Design buildings, create construction plans, coordinate with engineers, and visit active job sites.

Builds products and components on a production line using hand tools, power tools and blueprints.

Automation engineers design, program, and maintain automated control systems for industrial machinery.

Biomedical engineers design medical devices, test prototypes, and improve patient care technology.

Chemical engineers design and scale processes to manufacture fuels, medicines, chemicals, and materials.

Design, plan, and inspect infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, and water systems.

Set up and operate computer-controlled machine tools to manufacture precision metal and plastic parts.

Set up and run CNC milling machines to produce precision metal and plastic components.

CNC programmers write code and prepare toolpaths to guide machine tools that shape precision parts.

Prepares technical plans, building models, and civil layouts using computer-aided drafting software.

Design, test, and oversee electrical systems, equipment, and components across diverse industries.

Electronics assemblers build, solder, and inspect circuit boards and devices using precise hand tools.

Design environmental systems, ensure regulatory compliance, and oversee soil and water remediation.

Industrial engineers design efficient processes, eliminate production waste, and optimize workflows.

Coat metal, plastic, and wood products using spray guns, powder booths, and automated paint lines.

Measure land, locate property lines, and certify legal boundary maps.

Set up, run, and inspect industrial machinery across manufacturing plants and production lines.

Machinists set up and operate machine tools to produce precision metal parts from technical drawings.

Develop, test, and select metals, ceramics, and polymers for industrial products and manufacturing.

Prepare, trim, and debone meat, poultry, and fish on industrial production lines.

Design, analyze, and test machines, tools, and mechanical systems across diverse industries.

Build, fit, and weld structural metal components from blueprints in manufacturing and construction shops.

MIG welders join metal parts using wire welding equipment in manufacturing, construction, and repair.

Molding machine operators run equipment that shapes plastic and metal parts in manufacturing plants.

Sets up, runs and monitors machines that fill, seal, label and pack products for storage or shipment.

Power plant operators control equipment that generates electric power and distribute it across the grid.

Set up and run printing presses to produce books, packaging, labels and publications.

Production managers oversee manufacturing operations, direct plant staff, and ensure efficient output.

Turns sales forecasts and orders into production schedules and makes sure materials arrive on time.

Leads a shift of production workers to hit output, quality and safety targets on the factory floor.

Operate machinery, assemble items, inspect quality, and support daily plant manufacturing operations.

Coordinate engineering tasks, track documents and schedules, and support field operations on projects.

Checks materials and products against specifications, rejects defects and reports problems to production.

Safety engineers design controls, inspect work sites, and prevent workplace hazards and accidents.

Operate wafer fabrication tools, inspect chips, and maintain equipment inside high-tech cleanrooms.

Operate and maintain boilers, chillers, and mechanical systems in large facilities.

Design structural systems and analyze loads on buildings, bridges, and other structures.

TIG welders use gas tungsten arc welding to join metal parts with clean, precise, and high-quality seams.

Joins, repairs and cuts metal parts with welding torches and arc equipment, following blueprints.