Manufacturing Careers

As robotics and automation technologies evolve, manufacturing demands an increasingly skilled workforce.  This has led to new opportunities in emerging fields that are new, technically sophisticated, and in demand. Such career paths include:

• Design and development
• Production and quality assurance
• Inventory and distribution
• Health, safety, and environment
• Installation, maintenance, and repair

More information is available at www.careervoyages.gov particularly in the Advanced Manufacturing section.

Other sites include:

Stanford University - How Everyday Things Are Made by the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing.

Find out how things are made from Dubble Bubble bubble gum to airplanes. See videos and get links to manufacturer’s websites.
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/

What’s That Stuff

Chemical & Engineering News presents a collection of articles that look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products.
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff.html

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Discover the unseen role of the NIST in everyday life.
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/nhouse/index.html

How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works  explains hundreds of subjects, from gadgets and Google to car engines and spacecraft, using clear language and illustrations.
www.howstuffworks.com

How Products Are Made

Explore the manufacturing processes of a wide variety of products—from marshmallows and nuclear submarines to antilock breaking systems and heavy machinery.
http://www.madehow.com/