MANUFACTURING
From designing and engineering innovative products, to overseeing production processes and ensuring quality, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth. Whether you're passionate about robotics, 3D printing, or sustainable manufacturing practices, the manufacturing industry offers endless possibilities to shape the future. So, if you're someone who loves working with your hands, enjoys seeing ideas come to life, and wants to be part of a dynamic and ever-evolving field, then manufacturing might just be the perfect fit for you!
- Do you want to see your work displayed in public?
- Are you interested in how machines work?
- Do you enjoy working with your hands?
Career Pathways
The manufacturing field has six general career pathways:
- Health, Safety and Environmental Assurance: Individuals who work to protect workers and the environment.
- Logistics and Inventory Control: Individuals who focus on getting materials to the right place at the right time.
- Maintenance, Installation and Repair: Individuals who keep equipment working.
- Manufacturing Production Process Development: Individuals who design products and packaging.
- Production: Individuals who work in factories or facilities making or assembling a broad range of products.
- Quality Assurance: Individuals who ensure quality products are produced.
What It Takes
Education-Career-Income: Manufacturing
occupation
required education
Salary Range
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Bachelor's Degree
$75,000 - $116,020
Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
Bachelor's Degree
$30,100 - $71,240
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Associate Degree
$38,670 - $83,372
Chemical Technicians
Associate Degree
$34,385 - $59,797
Medical Equipment Repairers
Associate Degree
$34,366 - $62,859
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Certificate
$33,508 - $53,962
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Certificate
$38,335 - $63,999
Machinists
Certificate
$34,382 - $55,017
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Certificate
$34,621 - $52,730
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Certificate
$29,773 - $53,990
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Some College, No Degree
$34,823 - $60,279
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Some College, No Degree
$45,291 - $80,254
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Some College, No Degree
$41,060 - $77,740
CNC Operator
High School
$45,000 - $61,000
Metal Fabricator
High School
$33,890 - $45,850
Source: 2024 Florida CareerSource
For more information, visit Florida Department of Education CTE Frameworks
For more information, visit Florida Department of Education CTE Frameworks
