Manufacturing

African American engineer using laptop at workplace. Worker wearing helmet and uniform standing in large storage warehouse.
Serious African American engineer using laptop at workplace. Worker wearing helmet and uniform standing in large storage. Inspector of manufacture working with technology device at warehouse.

Do you learn best by doing hands-on work? Can you visualize objects in three dimensions by looking at a flat drawing? Are you coordinated and a step-by-step thinker? Do you like math, geometry, physics, and trade/industry courses?

Manufacturing workers make things including cars, airplanes, computers, toys, appliances, and even baked good. Manufacturing an item usually requires the skills of many different occupations working together. Machinists, welders, managers, engineers, technicians, inspectors and many others play a role in manufacturing.

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