What they do...

Assemble or modify electrical or electronic equipment, such as computers, test equipment telemetering systems, electric motors, and batteries.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Transonic, Borg Warner

Median Salary...

$33,690

Required Education...

High School Diploma; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

Use their hands, tools and machinery to turn individual pieces into finished products and the parts that go into them. Often they work on an assembly line in a factory setting.

"All Other" titles represent occupations with a wide range of characteristics which do not fit into one of the detailed O*NET-SOC occupations. O*NET data is not available for this type of title.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Emmy's, Transonic, Borg Warner

Median Salary...

Varies based on job title and level of experience

Required Education...

High School Diploma; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Borg Warner, Incodema

Median Salary...

$34,460

Required Education...

High School Diploma; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic work pieces.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Borg Warner, Incodema

Median Salary...

$34,850

Required Education...

High School Diploma; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products..

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Borg Warner, Incodema, Cornell

Median Salary...

$31,480

Required Education...

High School Diploma; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Borg Warner, Incodema, Cornell

Median Salary...

$52,750

Required Education...

High School Diploma; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

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.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Borg Warner, Rheonix, Versant

Median Salary...

$60,420

Required Education...

High School Diploma

What they do...

Work as part of a team having responsibility for assembling an entire product or component of a product. Team assemblers can perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis. May participate in making management decisions affecting the work. Includes team leaders who work as part of the team.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

MiTeGen, Rheonix, Borg Warner, United Parcel Service

Median Salary...

$31,590

Required Education...

High School Diploma

What they do...

Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

DiBella's Subs, Texas Roadhouse, Ithaca Bakery, Collegetown Bagels

Median Salary...

$26,520

Required Education...

High School Diploma

What they do...

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Raymond Hadley, Gimme Coffee, Ithaca Brewery

Median Salary...

$29,720

Required Education...

High School Diploma

What they do...

Operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

THERM

Median Salary...

$40,070

Required Education...

Associate's Degree; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

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 tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

THERM, Ithaca Brewery, Gimme Coffee

Median Salary...

$43,630

Required Education...

Associate's Degree; Vocational School; On theJob Training

What they do...

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

THERM

Median Salary...

$35,390

Required Education...

High School Diploma

What they do...

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Accufab, Steelcraft Welding, Jones Portable Welding,

Median Salary...

$37,670

Required Education...

Associate's Degree; Vocational School; On the Job Training

What they do...

Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Where they work in Tompkins County...

Kionix

Median Salary...

$37,270

Required Education...

High School Diploma