Careers in manufacturing encompass planning, managing & processing materials into intermediate or final products. It also includes related Professional & technical support such as production planning, control maintenance & manufacturing & process engineering.
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INTERESTS & ABILITIES
Activities that describe what I like to do
-Work with my hands & learn that way
-Put things together
-Do routine, organized & accurate work
-Perform activities that produce tangible results
-Apply math to work out solutions
-Use hand & power tools & operate equipment/ machinery
-Visualize objects in three dimensions from flat drawings
Personal qualities that describe me
-Practical
-Observant
-Physically active
-Step-by-step thinker
-Coordinated
School subjects that I like
-Math-Geometry
-Chemistry
-Trade & Industry courses
-Physics
-Language Arts
PATHWAYS IN THIS CLUSTER
Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance
Logistics & Inventory Control
Maintenance, Installation & Repair
Manufacturing Production Process Development
Production
Quality Assurance
Suggested Courses for This Cluster
Advanced Manufacturing-Warrior Manufacturing
Building Trades I, II
Computer Integrated Manufacturing PLTW-CIM
Engineering Design & Development PLTW-EDD
Foundations of Leadership
Fab I, II
Intro to Welding
Metals-Material Processes
Metals II-Machine Tool Applications
Microsoft Office
Principles of Engineering PLTW-POE
Woods-Materials Processes
Additional Courses for Specific Pathways
Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance Pathway:Biology; AP BiologyChemistry; AP ChemistryCivil Engineering/Architecture PLTW-CEAConservation; Advanced ConservationEarth ScienceProduction Pathway:Building Trades I, II
Courses for the remaining Pathways are the same as listed on the left.
Courses listed within this plan are only suggested coursework and should be individualized to meet each learner's educational and career goals.
CAREER OPTIONS IN MANUFACTURING
Entry Level = *Certificate, Technical or Associate Degree or Apprenticeship = **Bachelor or Advanced Degree = ***
Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance Pathway
Environmental Engineers***
Environmental Scientists***
Environmental Technicians**
Nuclear Technicians**
Occupational Health & Safety Specialists***
Occupational Health & Safety Technicians***
Logistics & Inventory Control Pathway
Communications & Operations Managers***
Expediters*
Industrial Truck Operators*
Order Fillers*
Production & Planning Clerks*
Maintenance, Installation & Repair Pathway
Biomedical Equipment Technicians*
Bowling Alley Mechanics*
Camera Technicians**
Communications Line Maintainers**
Computer Technicians**
Consumer Electronics Technicians**
Data Processing Equipment Technicians**
Electric Motor Technicians**
Electrical Appliance Servicers**
Electrical Line Maintainers**
Electromechanical Technicians***
Farm Equipment Technicians**
Gasoline Engine Technicians**
Gunsmiths**
Industrial Machinery Technicians**
Instrumentation Technicians***
Laser Technicians**
Locksmiths**
Machinery Maintenance Workers**
Machinists**
Maintenance Electricians**
Maintenance Mechanics**
Mechanical Control Technicians**
Metal & Plastic Processing Machine Setup Operators*
Metal Fabricating Machine Setup Operators**
Metalworking & Plastic-working Machine Setup
Operators**
Millwrights**
Miscellaneous Machine Setup Operators**
Musical Instrument Repairers**
Numerical Control Machine Setup Operators**
Office Machine Technicians**
Paper Machine Setup Operators**
Piano Technicians**
Refrigeration Technicians**
Security System Technicians**
Stationary Engineers**
Technician & Repair Helpers*
Textile Machine Setup Operators**
Tool Grinders**
Watch Technicians**
Woodworking Machine Setup Operators**
Manufacturing Production Process Development Pathway
Apparel Patternmakers**
Chemical Plant Operators**
Coremakers**
Electrical Engineering Technicians**
Electrical Engineers***
Electromechanical Technicians**
Electronic Engineers***
Electronics Engineering Technicians**
Engineering Managers***
Industrial Engineering Technicians**
Industrial Engineers***
Industrial Production Managers***
Machinists**
Mechanical Drafters**
Mechanical Engineering Technicians**
Mechanical Engineers***
Metal Patternmakers**
Molders**
Precision Pattern & Model Makers**
Recycling & Reclamation Workers*
Sheet Metal Workers*
Tool & Die Makers**
Tool Designers***
Tool Programmers**
Welders*
Wood Model Makers**
Wood Patternmakers**
Production Pathway
Apparel & Home Furnishings Dyers*
Boilermakers**
Chemical Plant Operators**
Combination Welders**
Coremakers**
Dental Laboratory Technicians**
Electromechanical Technicians**
Engravers (must be promoted)*
Fabricator & Inspector Helpers*
Fiberglass Laminators*
Furniture Finishers*
Gas Plant Operators**
Gem Workers**
General Foundry Workers*
Hand Workers*
Layout Workers**
Machine Operator & Tender Helpers*
Metal & Plastic Processing Machine Operators & Tenders*
Metal & Plastic Processing Machine Setup Operators*
Metal Fabricating Machine Operators & Tenders**
Metal Fabricating Machine Setup Operators**
Mining Machine Operators*
Miscellaneous Machine Operators & Tenders*
Miscellaneous Machine Setup Operators**
Numerical Control Machine Setup Operators**
Oil Well Drillers*
Ornamental Iron Workers**
Paper Machine Setup Operators**
Precision Assemblers*
Precision Calibrators*
Precision Production Supervisors**
Production Assemblers*
Production Machine Operators & Tenders**
Production Supervisors**
Shipfitters**
Solderers & Brazers**
Textile Machine Operators & Tenders**
Textile Machine Setup Operators*
Tire Builders*
Upholsters**
Woodworking Machine Operators**
Woodworking Machine Operators & Tenders**
Woodworking Machine Setup Operators**
Quality Assurance Pathway
Electronics Inspectors*
Fabricator & Inspector Helpers*
Hand Workers*
Production Inspectors*
Quality Control Technicians**
Samplers*
Weighers, Measurers & Checkers*
ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR SPECIFIC CAREERS
Algebra III/Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus; AP Calculus; AP Statistics
Band; Choir; Orchestra
Chemistry; AP Chemistry
CS-Intro to Programming
CS-AP Computer Science A
Economics; AP Microecon, AP Macroecon
Geometry
Graphic Communications I, II, III
Introduction to Marketing
Keyboarding
Management & Entrepreneurship
Medical Terminology
Money Matters
Personal Financial Management
Physics; AP Physics
Today’s Tech Trends
WORK-BASED LEARNING
Job ShadowBusiness Opportunities Internship
School-Based Enterprise-Adv. Manufacturing/Warrior Manufacturing
Youth Apprenticeship-Manufacturing-STEM-Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
CO-CURRICULAR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Athletics/Intramurals
FFA
Outdoor Club
Robotics Team
Science Olympiad
SkillsUSA
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