Career Path Recommended Education Job Openings Salary
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Job Family: Business and Financial
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Medium Preparation Needed
 Some College Courses View Jobs $50,050
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Job Family: Office and Administrative Support
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $36,010
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Medium Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $47,100
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $27,700
Precious Metal Workers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Medium Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $33,830
Sewing Machine Operators
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Little or No Preparation Needed
 Less Than A High School Diploma View Jobs $21,780
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Medium Preparation Needed
 Post-Secondary Certificate View Jobs $31,210
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $20,920
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Job Family: Office and Administrative Support
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $24,300
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $23,090
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $25,040
Molding and Casting Workers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 Less Than A High School Diploma View Jobs $25,370
Etchers and Engravers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $25,870
Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs
Photographic Process Workers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $19,530
Fabric Menders, Except Garment
Job Family: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Little or No Preparation Needed
 Post-Secondary Certificate View Jobs $19,460
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
Stem STEM 		High School Diploma View Jobs $30,030
Upholsterers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $33,790
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $28,610
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Job Family: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Medium Preparation Needed
 Post-Secondary Certificate View Jobs $29,430
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Job Family: Transportation and Material Moving
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $24,820
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $30,570
Gem and Diamond Workers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Medium Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $33,830
Painters, Transportation Equipment
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $38,410
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Job Family: Production
Career Clusters: Manufacturing
Job Preparation: Some Preparation Needed
 High School Diploma View Jobs $25,790
National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections
State Data Source: The Employment Security Commission of North Carolina