Manufacturing employs millions of Americans. This infographic helps illustrate the pathways from jobs with adjacent skills to high-tech manufacturing careers and the benefits this transition brings for the worker. It represents but a small snapshot of the ways into manufacturing.
Today’s manufacturing is advanced manufacturing. It is home to some of the most rewarding careers across a variety of professions, such as additive manufacturing technicians, bioengineers, data analysts, and robotics technicians.
For workers currently in manufacturing, there are salary increases and opportunities to upskill into advanced manufacturing careers.
For workers outside of manufacturing, there are pathways to good-paying jobs in today's manufacturing.