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Consumerism is big business, and this career field covers that from start to finish. These jobs keep our economy running by building, shipping, delivering, and coordinating the movement of objects in demand.

The US is a big place with big needs. Enter into the production and distribution industries, and you’ll work to meet consumer demand in every corner of the country. Whether you want to make the products, drive the trucks and boats that deliver those products, or figure out the logistics of everything in between, your future job lies in this career field.

Popular jobs in Production and Distribution

Jewelry Designer

Jewelry Designers work with different metals, woods and stones to create beautiful pieces of wearable art. Your job is to work with...

Tower Crane Operator

Tower cranes are most visible looming large and powerful on the skylines of cities. But they’re also found in a variety of other...

Distillation Operator

The process of distilling is used in many industries. It is most commonly used in the creation of alcohol and the processing of...

CMM Operator

CMM stands for “co-ordinate measuring machine.” Each machine works a little differently, but what’s common among them is their goal...

Longshoreman

In some areas, waterways are used as much as—or even more than—roadways for transporting people and goods. Getting products from...

Art Handler

Artists, Gallery Owners, Dealers, and collectors are all important in the art world. But they’d be left empty handed without the...

Pattern Maker

There are several different types of Pattern Makers, but they all take a designer’s vision and help them turn it into a reality...

Tugboat Captain

Have you ever seen a large barge floating down the river, overflowing with heaping mounds of garbage or other materials? If you...

Car Porter

A Car or Auto Porter commonly works at an auto dealership, and is responsible for assisting around the dealership as needed. Most...

Nuclear Power Reactor Operator

Powering every building that uses electricity is the responsibility of a massive power grid running from power plants to cities...

Traffic Signal Technician

It’s uncanny the way red lights always pop up when you’re already late. If you’ve always been curious about this phenomenon, the...

CMM Technician

A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) takes very accurate, precise measurements. These measurements are used when parts are welded...

Photo Lab Technician

Ever wondered how a physical photograph comes from the digital image you find on a camera? The answer to that question lies in this...

Candy Maker

You’ll need to keep your sweet tooth in check to work as a Candy Maker. This type of food processing job focuses on mixing, baking...

Batch Plant Operator

Batch Plant Operators are in charge of the quality assurance portion of batch plants, which are factories responsible for whipping...

Lighthouse Keeper

Lighthouses loom large in the imagination of anyone who has ever visited a coast, or even just read about one in a book. The Lighthouse...

Grip

Grips are responsible for the heavy lifting around a film set. You put up the rigging, move the camera stands, and construct partitions...

Crane Operator

Cranes define the skyline at a construction site. They tower high over fences, structures, and other equipment, and can often be...

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Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Airfield Operations Specialists

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Air Traffic Controllers

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other

Aviation Inspectors

Bakers

Bindery Workers

Biofuels Processing Technicians

Biofuels Processing Technician

Biomass Plant Technicians

Biomass Plant Technician

Bookbinders

Bridge and Lock Tenders

Bus Drivers, School

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Butchers and Meat Cutters

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders

Chemical Plant and System Operators

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

Commercial Pilots

Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Crane and Tower Operators

Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Dredge Operators

Dredge Operator

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Driver/Sales Workers

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers

Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers

Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

Etchers and Engravers

Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Food Batchmakers

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Freight and Cargo Inspectors

Shipping Inspector

Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders

Furniture Finishers

Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

Gas Plant Operators

Gem and Diamond Workers

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Helpers--Production Workers

Hoist and Winch Operators

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Jewelers

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

Job Printers

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic

Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining

Locomotive Engineers

Locomotive Engineer

Locomotive Firers

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Machinists

Material Moving Workers, All Other

Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Medical Appliance Technicians

Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians

Landfill Gas Technician

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Model Makers, Wood

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Molding and Casting Workers

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Motorboat Operators

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers

Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Packers and Packagers, Hand

Painters, Transportation Equipment

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Parking Lot Attendants

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

Patternmakers, Wood

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Photographic Processing Machine Operators

Photographic Process Workers

Pilots, Ship

Plant and System Operators, All Other

Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Potters, Manufacturing

Potter

Pourers and Casters, Metal

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

Power Plant Operators

Precious Metal Workers

Bronze Chaser

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Printing Machine Operators

Production Workers, All Other

Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

Rail Transportation Workers, All Other

Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

Recycling and Reclamation Workers

Recycling Coordinators

Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Sailors and Marine Oilers

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Semiconductor Processors

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Service Station Attendants

Sewers, Hand

Sewing Machine Operators

Ship and Boat Captains

Ship Engineers

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Shuttle Car Operators

Slaughterers and Meat Packers

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Subway and Streetcar Operators

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs

Team Assemblers

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators

Tire Builders

Tool and Die Makers

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Traffic Technicians

Transportation Inspectors

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Vehicle Inspector

Transportation Workers, All Other

Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer

Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services

Upholsterers

Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators

Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Wellhead Pumpers

Woodworkers, All Other

Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing