Blog Post: Choose a career to make the products of tomorrow!

You can start by asking yourself some key questions to determine what your skills are and how they can transfer to a great career.  Advanced Manufacturing is currently one of the high demand fields out there.   High-Tech Manufacturing is the manufacture of high-tech equipment such as computers, semiconductors, electronic instruments, and communications equipment. There are also other industry areas in manufacturing such as aerospace, food and metals processing and even clothing. 

People who work in high-tech manufacturing careers generally have:

If you have these skills you may want to consider a career in Advanced Manufacturing. The Maricopa Community Colleges have educational training programs specializing in Automation and Robotics, Precision Machining, Electronics Technologies and Facility Technologies.  These programs offer great flexibility where students can pursue a Certificate of Completion to get started on their career and then build on it to gain an Associates of Applied Sciences.  Education and training is the first step in gaining the skills you need to work in this highly technical field.  

For more information on high-tech manufacturing careers and educational training programs available visit www.azhightech.com.  

You can also try the Dream Career Quiz at www.dreamit-doit.com.  After you take the quiz it will give you your results which you can combine with the Career Calculator to determine what careers match your interest.