Gear Up
Manufacturing is Making things.
raw materials become products such as cars,
Texas produced
computer chips, cell phones, contact lenses,
$126.8 bIllIon worTH of
cosmetics, couches, clothes, candy, and more.
manufacTured goods—
Employees who create those products range from
8.3 percenT of THe
u.s. ToTal—In 2005.
production-line workers in factories assembling
parts to executives in skyscrapers overseeing global
operations. repetitive tasks that typically occur
in manufacturing are being performed by robots
and the automation process, which requires highly
Hot Career Areas

trained employees that can adapt to a variety of governor rick Perry has
situations. Manufacturing today needs people
launched a strategic plan that
targets state efforts on six
who can understand highly technical information
industry clusters that economists
and make complex decisions. Workers are
say will be the engines of
responsible for creative problem solving that
economic growth in texas.
ensures companies meet the highest quality
as you plan your future, think about a career in
one of these new and emerging sectors.
standards. if you like building things, can follow
detailed instructions, or are good at organizing • Advanced technologies & Manufacturing
people and processes, then manufacturing could
- Molecular technologist
- Sensor/robotics engineer
be the right career cluster for you.
• Aerospace & Defense
- Aerospace engineer
- Unmanned autonomous vehicle engineer
• Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Bioinformatics specialist
- Biocontainment technician
• Information & Computer technology
- System integrator
- Computer game developer
• Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products
- Petrochemical engineer
- Refinery process design engineer
• Energy
- Wind/solar energy engineer
- Geophysical (oil and gas) prospector
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