1. What is Manufacturing? Discovering great careers in Florida

2. 2 Manufacturing Today Many COOL careers that use your imagination and skills with the HOTTEST technologies to make better things for our world!

3. 3 1. Making something. 2. Making a lot of them. 3. Making money (a profit) on what you make. What is manufacturing?

4. 4 Manufacturers make many products, from the computer you use, to the jeans you wear, to musical instruments you play. Over 16,000 manufacturing companies and 400,000 Floridians work in this industry statewide. A production technician creates guitar strings at Black Diamond in Sarasota, Florida.

5. 5 What is manufacturing? Biological and medical Electronic Devices Aviation and Aeronautics Systems Engineering Metals and Plastics Food, Paper, Beverage & CosmeticsProcessing Leisure & Entertainment Transportation

6. 6 Make up Computers Satellites Microwaves Video Games Cold meats Cell Phones MP3 players Telephones Stereos Traffic LightsAutomobiles Running shoes Motorcycles Neon Signs Optical Fibers Vitamins DVDs PDA’s Polarized glasses Coated tools Microfiber fabrics CAD CAM Digital Cameras Micro surgery Surf boards iPODS Manufactured goods

7. 7 Almost Everything is manufactured Ask Carlos Santana Cool shades Electric guitar Strings Jeans Speakers Microphones Keyboards Trumpets Lights Natural talent Gel

8. 8 Typical Manufacturing Process Distribute Design Fabricate Test Market 1 23 4 5

9. 9 Typical Manufacturing Process When you participate in the design process, you try your own ideas about what to make, what it will look and feel like, how it will perform and how it could be built. Design An engineer from Dura Auto Florida designs a doorframe for a new Buick. 1

10. 10 Typical Manufacturing Process Fabricate The processing steps that actually make the thing you want to manufacture. A production technician at Walter Lorenz Medical measures a Titanium part she just fabricated. 2

11. 11 Typical Manufacturing Process Test Check it out to make sure it does what you want it to do, and looks the way you want it to look and lasts as long as you want it to last. A quality control technician at Datamax uses specialized equipment to test the quality of a part. Test 3

12. 12 Typical Manufacturing Process Market Advertising and sales pitch ideas for your product (the more you make and sell, the more money you and your company will make!) After design, fabrication and testing, these outboard motors from Mercury Marine are ready to be enjoyed by boat owners. Market 4

13. 13 Typical Manufacturing Process Distribute Finding the right places to sell your product and how you will get your products there. A robotic arm at Deans Foods loads boxes Soy milk for final distribution. 5

14. 14 What interests you? Design 1 Fabricate 2 Test 3 Market 4 Distribute 5 Product design Production process and tool design Manufacturing Associates/Operators Equipment and Process Technicians Facilities Maintenance Technicians Automation Technicians Materials Handling Quality control Information technology (IT) Sales and Marketing Customer service Finances Packaging Design and Production Sample careers

15. 15 How do you get there? Career Track Academic Track The World of Manufacturing High School Community College College/ University Special technology or craft training (Possible certification) CertificateAAS degree AS degree B.A.S/B.A./B.S. MasterPh.D. Middle School Prerequisites

16. 16 Do what you love 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. Go to Interviews and listen to their stories Without having to leave Florida