Chapter 5 Types of Careers
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Pathways and Career Options
Production
Assembler • Automated Manufacturing Technician • Bookbinder • Calibration
Technician • Electrical Installer & Repairer • Extruding & Drawing Machine Setter
• Extrusion Machine Operator • Foundry Worker • Grinding, Lapping, & Buffi ng
Machine Operator • Hoist & Winch Operator • Instrument Maker • Large Printing
Press Machine Setter • Milling Machine Set-Up Operator
Manufacturing
Production Process
Development
Design Engineer • Electrical & Electronic Technician & Technologist • Electronics
Engineer • Engineering Technician & Technologist • Engineering Technician
• Industrial Engineer • Labor Relations Manager • Manufacturing Engineer
• Manufacturing Technician • Power Generating & Reactor Plant Operator •
Precision Inspector, Tester, & Grader
Maintenance,
Installation, and
Repair
Biomedical Equipment Technician • Boilermaker • Communication System
Installer & Repairer • Computer Installer & Repairer • Computer Maintenance
Technician • Electrical Equipment Installer & Repairer • Facility Electrician •
Industrial Facilities Manager • Industrial Machinery Repair Technician • Industrial
Maintenance Electrician
Quality Assurance
Calibration Technician • Inspector • Lab Technician • Process Control Technician •
Quality Control Technician • Quality Engineer • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Coordinator
Logistics and
Inventory Control
Communications, Transportation, & Utilities Manager • Dispatcher • Freight, Stock,
& Material Mover • Industrial Truck & Tractor Operator • Logistical Engineer •
Logistician • Material Associate • Material Handler • Material Mover • Process
Improvement Technician • Quality Control Technician • Traffi c Manager • Traffi c,
Shipping, & Receiving Clerk
Health, Safety, and
Environmental
Assurance
Environmental Engineer • Environmental Specialist • Health & Safety
Representative • Safety Coordinator • Safety Engineer • Safety Team Leader •
Safety Technician
Manufacturing