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What is Manufacturing? Discovering great careers in Florida
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Manufacturing Today
Many COOL careers that use your imagination and skills with the HOTTEST technologies to make better things for our world!
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1. Making something.
2. Making a lot of them.
3. Making money (a profit) on what you make.
What is manufacturing?
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What is manufacturing?
Manufacturers make many products, from the computer you use, to the jeans you wear, to musical instruments you play.
Over 16,000 manufacturing companies and 400,000 Floridians work in this industry statewide.
A production technician creates guitar strings at Black Diamond in Sarasota, Florida.
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What is manufacturing?
Biological and medical
Electronic Devices Aviation and Aeronautics
Systems Engineering
Metals and Plastics
Food, Paper, Beverage & CosmeticsProcessing
Leisure & Entertainment
Transportation
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Make up
Computers
Satellites
Microwaves
Video Games
Cold meats
Cell Phones
MP3 players
Telephones
Stereos
Traffic Lights Automobiles
Running shoes
Motorcycles
Neon Signs
Optical Fibers
Vitamins
DVDs
PDA’s
Polarized glasses
Coated tools
Microfiber fabrics
CAD CAM
Digital Cameras
Micro surgery
Surf boards
iPODS
Manufactured goods
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Almost Everything is manufactured
Ask Carlos SantanaCool shades
Electric guitar
Strings
Jeans
Speakers
Microphones
Keyboards
Trumpets
LightsNatural talent
Gel
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Typical Manufacturing Process
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Design Fabricate Test
Market
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Typical Manufacturing Process
When you participate in the design process, you try your own ideas about what to make, what it will look and feel like, how it will perform and how it could be built.
Design
An engineer from Dura Auto Florida designs a doorframe for a new Buick.
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Typical Manufacturing Process
Fabricate
The processing steps that actually make the thing you want to manufacture.
A production technician at Walter Lorenz Medical measures a Titanium part she just fabricated.
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Typical Manufacturing Process
Test Check it out to make sure it does what you want it to do, and looks the way you want it to look and lasts as long as you want it to last.
A quality control technician at Datamax uses specialized equipment to test the quality of a part.
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Typical Manufacturing Process
Market Advertising and sales pitch ideas for your product (the more you make and sell, the more money you and your company will make!)
After design, fabrication and testing, these outboard motors from Mercury Marine are ready to be enjoyed by boat owners.
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Typical Manufacturing Process
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Finding the right places to sell your product and how you will get your products there.
A robotic arm at Deans Foods loads boxes Soy milk for final distribution.
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What interests you?
Design
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Fabricate 2
Test
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Distribute 5• Product design
• Production process and tool design• Manufacturing Associates/Operators• Equipment and Process Technicians• Facilities Maintenance Technicians • Automation Technicians• Materials Handling• Quality control• Information technology (IT)• Sales and Marketing• Customer service• Finances• Packaging Design and Production
Sample careers
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How do you get there?
Career Track
Academic Track
The World of Manufacturing
High School
Community College
College/ University
Special technology or craft training
(Possible certification)
Certificate AAS degree AS degree B.A.S/B.A./B.S.
Master Ph.D.
Middle School
Prerequisites
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Do what you love
More than 16,000 different companies and 400,000 Floridians work in the manufacturing field.
This means that not just jobs, but manufacturing careers are being Made in Florida, by people like you.
If you get satisfaction by making something, get excited about using new technology, or you work well with teams of people, then the manufacturing industry may be the place for you, with a challenging job, great pay, and excellent benefits.
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Without having to leave Florida
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