Manufacturing jobs are those that create new products directly from either raw materials or components. These jobs are found in a factory, plant, or mill. They can also exist in a home, as long as products, not services, are created.

Types of Manufacturing Jobs Skill needed:

• Food, Beverage, and Tobacco
• Textiles, Leather, and Apparel
• Wood, Paper, and Printing
• Petroleum, Coal, Chemicals, Plastics​, and Rubber
• Nonmetallic Mineral
• Primary Metal, Fabricated Metal, and Machinery
• Computer and Electronics
• Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Components
• Transportation
• Furniture
• Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Assemblers and Fabricators
• Bakers
• Dental Laboratory Technicians
• Food Processing Occupations
• Food Processing Operators
• Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
• Machinists and Tool and Die
• Medical Appliance Technicians
• Metal and Plastic Machine Workers
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
• Painting and Coating Workers
• Power Plant Operators
• Printing
• Quality Control
• Semiconductor Processors
• Sewers and Tailors
• Slaughterers and Meat Packers
• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
• Upholsterers
• Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers
• Woodworkers