Consumer Goods Careers

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians

Help engineers design and develop computers, communications equipment, medical monitoring devices, navigational equipment, and other electrical and electronic equipment. They often work in product evaluation and testing, using measuring and diagnostic devices to adjust, test, and repair equipment.

Industrial Engineering Technicians

Help industrial engineers implement designs to effectively use personnel, materials, and machines in factories, repair shops, and offices. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Maintain and repair factory equipment and other industrial machinery, such as conveying systems, production machinery, and packaging equipment.

Maintenance and Reliability Technicians

General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. They work on plumbing, electrical, and air-conditioning and heating systems.

Textile Cutting Machine Operators

Set up and operate machines that cut textiles.

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Assemble or modify electromechanical equipment or devices, such as servomechanisms, gyros, dynamometers, magnetic drums, tape drives, brakes, control linkage, actuators, and appliances.

Quality Managers

Oversee the daily operations of manufacturing and related plants. They coordinate, plan, and direct the activities used to create a wide range of goods, such as cars, computer equipment, or paper products.

Manufacturing Production Technicians

Set up, test, and adjust manufacturing machinery or equipment, using any combination of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or computer technologies.

Computer Systems Analysts

Study current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively.

Graphic Designers

Create visual concepts, by hand or using computer software, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers.

Biochemical Engineers

Develop usable, tangible products, using knowledge of biology, chemistry, or engineering. Solve problems related to materials, systems, or processes that interact with humans, plants, animals, microorganisms, or biological materials.

Chemical Engineers

Design processes and equipment for large-scale manufacturing, plan and test methods of manufacturing products and treating byproducts, and supervise production.

Electronics Engineers

Design and develop electronic equipment, such as broadcast and communications systems, from portable music players to global positioning systems (GPS). Many also work in areas closely related to computer hardware.

Industrial Engineers

Devise efficient ways to use workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.

Manufacturing Engineers

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes. May work with commercial or industrial designers to refine product designs to increase producibility and decrease costs.

Petroleum Technicians

Design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the earth’s surface.

Supervisors

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.

Production Workers

Supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.