Skilled trades and manufacturing jobs

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• CNC Machinist

  $22–$38 an hour in most of New England, more with Swiss or 5-axis experience

  CNC machinists turn a print and a block of metal into a part that measures exactly what the drawing says.

• Welder

  $21–$36 an hour, higher for coded, pipe and shipyard work

  Welding pays for a steady hand and a good eye.

• Shipfitter

  $23–$40 an hour with shipyard differentials and overtime

  Shipfitters lay out, fit and align the steel that becomes a hull.

• Machine Operator

  $18–$26 an hour, with shift differential on second and third

  Operating is the most common way into manufacturing.

• Quality Inspector

  $21–$34 an hour, more for CMM programming and NDT certification

  Inspection is for people who like being right.

• Industrial Electrician

  $26–$45 an hour depending on licence and PLC depth

  Industrial electricians keep production powered and troubleshoot what stops it.

• Marine Pipefitter

  $24–$41 an hour, plus shipyard and travel premiums

  Pipefitters lay out, cut, fit and hang piping systems — in plants, on ships, in submarines.

• Outside Machinist

  $25–$42 an hour with heavy overtime in yard and plant shutdowns

  Outside machinists and millwrights install, align and rebuild rotating equipment where it sits.

• Maintenance Technician

  $23–$38 an hour, higher on off-shifts and in food and pharma plants

  Maintenance is the trade for people who like fixing what nobody else can.

• Entry-Level Manufacturing

  $17–$24 an hour to start, with shift differential

  You do not need experience to start in manufacturing.

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