Description
Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.
Interests
- Realistic
- Investigative
- Conventional
Work Values
- Working Conditions
- Support
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Cooperation
Tasks
- Troubleshoot new or existing product problems involving designs, materials, or processes.
- Investigate or resolve operational problems, such as material use variances or bottlenecks.
- Identify opportunities or implement changes to improve manufacturing processes or products or to reduce costs, using knowledge of fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment, assembly methods, quality control standards, or product design, materials and parts.
- Apply continuous improvement methods, such as lean manufacturing, to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
Work Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Getting Information
- Working with Computers
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Analyzing Data or Information
Detailed Work Activities
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Technology Skills
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Desktop communications software
- Electronic mail software
- Development environment software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Abilities
- Category Flexibility
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
Skills
- Complex Problem Solving
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
- Engineering and Technology
- Production and Processing
- Mechanical
- Design
- Mathematics
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Mechatronics Certification Test - Motor and Motor ControlsCertifying Organization
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing Institute
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Partner Fast Track: RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition - Manufacturing ImplementationCertifying Organization
SAP America, Inc.
Type
Product/Equipment
Certificate name
Certified Six Sigma GreenbeltCertifying Organization
American Society for Quality
Type
Core
Certificate name
Six Sigma Black Belt CertificationCertifying Organization
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 ManufacturingCertifying Organization
Microsoft Corporation
Type
Product/Equipment
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $78,138 |
| Median (50%) | $95,832 |
| High (90%) | $142,666 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 336,600 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 377,500 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 12%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 12%
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