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Machinery Manufacturing
OJT for Machinery Manufacturing: NAICS 333
The Machinery Manufacturing subsector is part of the Manufacturing sector.
The Machinery Manufacturing subsector includes the following industries:
- 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
Subsector Context
The following chart breaks down the parent sector into its subsectors. It shows the percentage of people that these subsectors employ, relative to the entire sector, and the projected growth of these subsectors through 2026.
Largest Occupations
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in size, for this subsector 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 Subsector, Projected for 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Subsector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Team assemblers | 92.2 | 9.0 | -20.3 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Machinists | 78.1 | 7.6 | -1.2 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers | 59.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Mechanical engineers | 40.4 | 3.9 | 5.5 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| First-line supervisors of production and operating workers | 37.0 | 3.6 | -0.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | None |
| Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 31.2 | 3.0 | -0.4 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 26.3 | 2.6 | -0.8 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Industrial engineers | 26.0 | 2.5 | 18.8 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| General and operations managers | 21.4 | 2.1 | -1.4 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 20.5 | 2.0 | -20.1 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
Growth Occupations
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in growth, for this subsector 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 Subsector, Projected thru 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Subsector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Operations research analysts | 1.0 | 0.1 | 23.3 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Industrial engineers | 26.0 | 2.5 | 18.8 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Lawyers | 0.5 | 0.0 | 15.8 | Doctoral or professional degree | None |
| Paralegals and legal assistants | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.4 | Associate’s degree | None |
| Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14.0 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians | 0.4 | 0.0 | 14.0 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Petroleum engineers | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.0 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Sailors and marine oilers | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.8 | No formal educational credential | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.1 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training |
| Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic | 6.3 | 0.6 | 12.5 | High school diploma or equivalent | Long-term on-the-job training |
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