The occupations below are in the Manufacturing career cluster.
| Occupational Title |
O*NET-
SOC Code |
| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9191.00 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians |
17-3021.00 |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers |
51-2011.00 |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other |
51-2099.00 |
Assemblers and Fabricators, Miscellaneous (OEWS code 51-2090) (see links below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "Assemblers and Fabricators, Miscellaneous" or occupational code 51-2090. |
| Team Assemblers |
51-2092.00 |
| Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other |
51-2099.00 |
| Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers |
49-2097.00 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
51-3021.00 |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
51-7011.00 |
| Calibration Technologists and Technicians |
17-3028.00 |
| Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers |
49-9061.00 |
| Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
51-9011.00 |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators |
51-8091.00 |
| Chemical Technicians |
19-4031.00 |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders |
51-9192.00 |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders  |
51-9124.00 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
51-2021.00 |
| Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
49-9091.00 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
51-9161.00 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
51-9162.00 |
| Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers |
49-2011.00 |
| Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
51-9193.00 |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9021.00 |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
51-9031.00 |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9032.00 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4031.00 |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians |
51-9081.00 |
| Drafters, All Other |
17-3019.00 |
| Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4032.00 |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers |
49-2092.00 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3023.00 |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
51-2022.00 |
| Electrical and Electronics Drafters |
17-3012.00 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
49-2094.00 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
49-2095.00 |
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (OEWS code 51-2028) (see links below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers" or occupational code 51-2028. |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
51-2022.00 |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
51-2023.00 |
| Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians |
17-3024.00 |
| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
51-2023.00 |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
51-2031.00 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
17-3029.00 |
| Etchers and Engravers |
51-9194.00 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4021.00 |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
51-6091.00 |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9041.00 |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
51-6092.00 |
| Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
51-2051.00 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
49-1011.00 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers  |
51-1011.00 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-3091.00 |
| Food Batchmakers |
51-3092.00 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-3093.00 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other |
51-3099.00 |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4022.00 |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
51-4071.00 |
| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
51-9051.00 |
| Furniture Finishers |
51-7021.00 |
| Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092.00 |
| Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
51-9022.00 |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4033.00 |
| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4191.00 |
| Helpers--Production Workers |
51-9198.00 |
| Home Appliance Repairers |
49-9031.00 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3026.00 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
49-9041.00 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
51-9061.00 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
49-9099.00 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
51-9071.00 |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4034.00 |
| Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4192.00 |
| Locksmiths and Safe Repairers |
49-9094.00 |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
53-7063.00 |
| Machinists |
51-4041.00 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
49-9071.00 |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
49-9043.00 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers |
51-3022.00 |
| Mechanical Drafters |
17-3013.00 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3027.00 |
| Medical Appliance Technicians |
51-9082.00 |
| Medical Equipment Repairers |
49-9062.00 |
| Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other |
51-4199.00 |
| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
51-4051.00 |
| Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4035.00 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
51-2090.00 |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9023.00 |
| Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4061.00 |
| Model Makers, Wood |
51-7031.00 |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
51-9195.00 |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4072.00 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4081.00 |
| Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners |
49-9063.00 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
51-8011.00 |
| Nuclear Technicians |
19-4051.00 |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
51-9083.00 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
49-3053.00 |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111.00 |
| Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers |
51-9123.00 |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9196.00 |
| Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4062.00 |
| Patternmakers, Wood |
51-7032.00 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093.00 |
| Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators |
51-9151.00 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other |
51-8099.00 |
| Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4193.00 |
| Pourers and Casters, Metal |
51-4052.00 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
51-8012.00 |
| Power Plant Operators |
51-8013.00 |
| Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other |
49-9069.00 |
| Production Workers, All Other |
51-9199.00 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
43-5061.00 |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (See Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Business and Management Cluster for more information) |
| Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers |
49-2021.00 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4023.00 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041.00 |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers |
49-2098.00 |
| Semiconductor Processing Technicians |
51-9141.00 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012.00 |
| Sewers, Hand |
51-6051.00 |
| Sewing Machine Operators |
51-6031.00 |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
51-6041.00 |
| Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-6042.00 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
51-3023.00 |
| Team Assemblers |
51-2092.00 |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-6061.00 |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-6062.00 |
| Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-6063.00 |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-6064.00 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
51-6099.00 |
| Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters |
51-2061.00 |
| Tire Builders |
51-9197.00 |
| Tool and Die Makers |
51-4111.00 |
| Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners |
51-4194.00 |
| Upholsterers |
51-6093.00 |
| Watch and Clock Repairers |
49-9064.00 |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping |
43-5111.00 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
51-4121.00 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-4122.00 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
49-9081.00 |
| Woodworkers, All Other |
51-7099.00 |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing |
51-7042.00 |
