Career Clusters

Advanced Manufacturing

Medical Equipment Repairers

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Median Annual Income

$57,591

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Projected Job Growth

+18 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Associate's degree

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

RealisticConventionalInvestigative

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

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Median Annual Income

$62,905

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Projected Job Growth

+15 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Postsecondary certificate

Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.

ConventionalRealisticInvestigative

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

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Median Annual Income

$75,232

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Projected Job Growth

+13 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

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.

RealisticConventional

Industrial Engineers

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Median Annual Income

$95,832

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Projected Job Growth

+12 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

ConventionalInvestigativeRealistic

Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

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Median Annual Income

$95,832

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Projected Job Growth

+12 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology.

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Manufacturing Engineers

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Median Annual Income

$95,832

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Projected Job Growth

+12 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

RealisticInvestigativeConventional

Validation Engineers

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Median Annual Income

$95,832

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Projected Job Growth

+12 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.

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Mechanical Engineers

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Median Annual Income

$95,548

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Projected Job Growth

+11 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

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Fuel Cell Engineers

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Median Annual Income

$95,548

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Projected Job Growth

+11 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications.

RealisticInvestigativeConventional

Automotive Engineers

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Median Annual Income

$95,548

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Projected Job Growth

+11 %

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Career Cluster(s)

Advanced Manufacturing

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Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems, using computer-assisted design technology. Direct building, modification, or testing of vehicle or components.

RealisticInvestigativeConventional

The career information and data on this page incorporates information from Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, O*NET Web Services, Lightcast, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). For more details regarding the data sources and the specific information sourced, click here.

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