This is a list of manufacturing occupations which includes occupations where workers are directly involved in the production and assembly of goods, as well as occupations supporting manufacturing through machinery maintenance, automation, quality control, and engineering.
Assembly and production lines Assembly-line worker Material handler Machine operator Production-line worker Warehouse worker
Machining and tooling
CNC machinist Machinist Model maker Moldmaker Sawfiler Tool and die maker
Metal fabrication and forming
Blacksmith Bladesmith Boilermaker Goldsmith Gunsmith Ironworker Sheet metal worker Shipfitter Silversmith Tinsmith Welder
Foundry and metal production Iron founder Ironmaster Smelter
Wood products and furniture
Cabinetmaker Cooper Joiner Luthier Sawyer (occupation) Upholsterer Wheelwright Woodcarver Woodturner
Textiles, apparel, and leather
Cordwainer Doffer Dressmaker Embroiderer Hatter Knitter Leatherworker Sailmaker Screen printer Seamstress Shoemaker Tailor Weaver
Food and beverage production Baker Butcher Cheesemaker Miller
Glass and ceramics Glassblower Lampworker Potter
Printing and paper production Bookbinder Lithographer Papermaker Printer (publishing) Typesetter
Maintenance and automation Automation technician Electrician Electronics technician Mechanic Millwright Plant operator PLC technician Quality assurance technician
Engineering and technical occupations
Automotive engineer Chemical engineer Electrical engineer Industrial engineer Industrial and production engineer Manufacturing engineer Materials engineer Mechanical engineer Process engineer Production engineer Quality engineer Robotics engineer Stationary engineer
Supervision and production management Foreman Shop foreman
Manufacturing fields
Additive manufacturing Aerospace industry Automotive industry Casting Chemical industry Computer industry Electronics industry Food processing Forging Garment industry Glass production Injection moulding Machining Papermaking Pharmaceutical manufacturing Plastics industry Printed circuit board manufacturing Pulp and paper industry Semiconductor device fabrication Shipbuilding Steelmaking Textile manufacturing Tire manufacturing
See also Blue-collar jobs Flex space Applications of 3D printing List of 3D printing software List of automotive assembly plants in the United States List of current automobile manufacturers by country List of industrial occupations Lists of occupations
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