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Job Training for Manufacturing
OJT for Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
The Manufacturing sector is part of the Goods-Producing Industries supersector group.
The Manufacturing sector includes the following industry groups:
- Food Manufacturing: NAICS 311
- Animal Food Manufacturing
- Grain and Oilseed Milling
- Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing
- Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing
- Dairy Product Manufacturing
- Animal Slaughtering and Processing
- Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
- Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
- Other Food Manufacturing
- Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing: NAICS 312
- Beverage Manufacturing
- Tobacco Manufacturing
- Textile Mills: NAICS 313
- Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
- Fabric Mills
- Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills
- Textile Product Mills: NAICS 314
- Textile Furnishings Mills
- Other Textile Product Mills
- Apparel Manufacturing: NAICS 315
- Apparel Knitting Mills
- Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
- Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
- Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing: NAICS 316
- Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
- Footwear Manufacturing
- Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
- Wood Product Manufacturing: NAICS 321
- Sawmills and Wood Preservation
- Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
- Other Wood Product Manufacturing
- Paper Manufacturing: NAICS 322
- Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
- Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
- Printing and Related Support Activities: NAICS 323
- Printing and Related Support Activities
- Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing: NAICS 324
- Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
- Chemical Manufacturing: NAICS 325
- Basic Chemical Manufacturing
- Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
- Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
- Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
- Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
- Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing: NAICS 326
- Plastics Product Manufacturing
- Rubber Product Manufacturing
- Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing: NAICS 327
- Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing
- Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
- Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
- Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing
- Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
- Primary Metal Manufacturing: NAICS 331
- Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
- Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
- Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing
- Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing
- Foundries
- Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing: NAICS 332
- Forging and Stamping
- Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing
- Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing
- Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing
- Hardware Manufacturing
- Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing
- Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing
- Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities
- Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Machinery Manufacturing: NAICS 333
- Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
- Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
- Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
- Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing
- Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
- Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing: NAICS 334
- Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
- Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media
- Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing: NAICS 335
- Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
- Household Appliance Manufacturing
- Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
- Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- Transportation Equipment Manufacturing: NAICS 336
- Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
- Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing
- Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
- Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
- Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
- Ship and Boat Building
- Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
- Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing: NAICS 337
- Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing
- Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing
- Miscellaneous Manufacturing: NAICS 339
- Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
- Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Sector Sizes for Job Training
The following chart shows the percentage of people that this sector employs, relative to all the other industrial sectors, and the projected growth of this sector through 2026.
Sector Industries for Job Training
This next chart breaks down the sector into its primary industries. It shows the percentage of people that these primary industries employ, relative to the entire sector, and the projected growth of these industries through 2026.
Largest Occupations for Job Training
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in size, for this sector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-sized occupations. The OJT.com training directory provides a listing of the state-by-state training providers that can fulfill your on-the-job training requirements.
Largest Occupations in Sector, Projected for 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Sector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Team assemblers | 721.9 | 6.2 | -16.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate term |
| First-line supervisors of production and operating workers | 438.3 | 3.8 | -2.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | None |
| Machinists | 324.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long term |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 295.4 | 2.5 | -1.8 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 275.3 | 2.4 | -17.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate term |
| Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 255.7 | 2.2 | -1.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate term |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 250.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate term |
| Helpers–production workers | 242.7 | 2.1 | -3.1 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 220.1 | 1.9 | -3.2 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate term |
| General and operations managers | 212.1 | 1.8 | -3.1 | 11-1021 | 11-1021 |
Growth Occupations for Job Training
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in growth, for this sector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-growth occupations. The OJT.com training directory provides a listing of the state-by-state training providers that can fulfill your on-the-job training requirements.
Highest Growth Occupations in Sector, Projected thru 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Sector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | 3.6 | 0.0 | 22.4 | Master’s degree | Internship/residency |
| Mathematicians | 0.1 | 0.0 | 21.3 | Master’s degree | None |
| Statisticians | 1.4 | 0.0 | 17.6 | Master’s degree | None |
| Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic | 27.5 | 0.2 | 15.8 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long term |
| Dental laboratory technicians | 34.0 | 0.3 | 13.9 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term |
| Medical appliance technicians | 9.7 | 0.1 | 13.9 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long term |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 0.9 | 0.0 | 13.6 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term |
| Operations research analysts | 11.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Lawyers | 5.4 | 0.0 | 8.6 | Doctoral or professional degree | None |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 1.4 | 0.0 | 8.2 | Associate’s degree | None |
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