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Manufacturing
Lay out, build, test, troubleshoot, repair, and modify developmental and production electronic components, parts, equipment, and systems, such as computer equipment, missile control instrumentation, electron tubes, test equipment, and machine tool...
Associate's Degree
$63,750
Test or modify developmental or operational electrical machinery or electrical control equipment and circuitry in industrial or commercial plants or laboratories. Usually work under direction of engineers or technologists.
Certificate
$63,750
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
Associate's Degree
$56,900
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...
Some college, no degree
$61,950
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,660
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;...
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080
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.
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,130
Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,090
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...
Certificate
$43,150
Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
Certificate
$42,330
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...
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,860