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What is Manufacturing?

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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?

Who works in manufacturing?

Over 16,000 manufacturing companies and

400,000 Floridians work in this

industry statewide.

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Biological and medical

Electronic Devices Aviation and Aeronautics

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Metals and Plastics

Food, Paper, Beverage & Cosmetics

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In response to a marketneed or invent a newidea to solve a practicalproblem.

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Try your ideas about what to make, what it will look and feel

like, how it will perform and how it could be built.

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After the design is done, it is time to make things happen.Skills, technology and teamwork turn ideas into real

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Quality is important. Componentsand final products need to be testedto make sure they perform asdesigned.

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Once the products are designed and built they need to be offered to potential consumers.

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To conclude the manufacturing cycle, products need to be packaged and shipped to consumers.

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Technicians • Automation Technicians• Materials Handling• Quality control• Information technology (IT)• Sales and Marketing• Customer service• Finances• Packaging Design and

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What interest you?

Career Track

Academic Track

The World of Manufacturing(Business + Production)

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Community College

College/ University

Special technology or craft training

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How do you get there?

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.

For more information visit ww.madeinflorida.org.

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