Manufacturing Jobs ... Where Will They Come from Next?
The short answer is that
more than half of the new Manufacturing jobs created in
the 10 years ending 2016 will be in 2 industries:
-
Pharmaceuticals and medicine ... 69,000 new jobs
- Animal
slaughtering ... 60,000 new jobs
An additional 122,000 new
jobs will be created in aerospace, architectural and
structural metals, ship and boat building, cement and
concrete products, plastics, engineered wood product and
a few others.
Don't get too excited just
yet. Overall, the Manufacturing
sector will add 252,000 new jobs in a few key
industries while
losing
1.5 million jobs.
Industry projections ending
in 2016
Here are the details,
abbreviated and summarized.
| Food
Manufacturing |
| ● |
animal food, grain, sugar,
fruit, dairy and seafood will
lose 62,000
jobs |
| ● |
Animal slaughtering, bakeries
and tortilla will add 64,000 jobs. |
| Beverage,
Tobacco, Textiles, Apparel and Leather |
| ● |
will
lose 106,000
jobs |
| Wood Product
Manufacturing |
| ● |
sawmills and wood preservation
will
lose
33,000 jobs |
| ● |
Engineered wood products will
add 10,000 jobs |
| Paper
Manufacturing and Printing |
| ● |
will
lose 241,000
jobs |
| Chemical
Manufacturing |
| ● |
basic chemical, resin,
synthetic rubber, pesticide, fertilizer, paint
and soap will
lose
90,000 jobs |
| ● |
Pharmaceutical and medicine
manufacturing will add 69,000 jobs |
| Plastics and
Rubber Manufacturing |
| ● |
rubber will
lose 46,000
jobs |
| ● |
Plastics will add 13,000
jobs |
| Nonmetallic
Mineral Manufacturing |
| ● |
clay and glass will
lose 22,000
jobs |
| ● |
Cement, concrete products, lime
and gypsum will add 21,000 jobs |
| Primary and
Fabricated Metal Manufacturing |
| ● |
iron, steel, aluminum,
foundries, forging, cutlery, boiler, hardware,
spring, machine shops and coatings will
lose 292,000
jobs |
| ● |
Architectural and structural
metals will add 23,000 jobs |
| Machinery,
Computer and Electrical Equipment Manufacturing |
| ● |
will
lose 385,000
jobs |
| Transportation
Equipment Manufacturing |
| ● |
motor vehicle and railroad
rolling stock will
lose 157,000 jobs |
| ● |
Aerospace, ship and boat
building will add 43,000 jobs |
| Furniture
Manufacturing |
| ● |
household, institutional,
kitchen, office and fixtures will
lose 37,000
jobs |
| ● |
Other furniture related
products will add 1,000 jobs |
| Miscellaneous
Manufacturing |
| ● |
miscellaneous will
lose 56,000 jobs |
| ● |
Miscellaneous medical equipment
will add 4,000 jobs |
What you can and should do next
Read through JobBait for a thorough understanding of
how to get yourself in front of the decision-makers most
likely to hire you. Then, request our free
Executive Job Market
Report. The job market changes every month,
and this will keep you up to date. This will also help you determine your
best strategy for finding a job, whether you're
switching industries, relocating or staying
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take advantage of our free
Market Evaluation.
Our data source includes
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov)
projections from 2006 to 2016, and BLS employment data
through April 2008.
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