The Alabama Community College System has been an outstanding workforce development partner. Many of our equipment service associates began their careers through their FAME programs. The system continues to play a vital role in preparing skilled, job-ready talent for our industry.
The average manufacturing worker in the United States earned approximately $102,629 annually, including pay and benefits, according to 2023 data from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
*Source: National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Industrial manufacturing and Transportation works account for 22 percent of the workforce(in Alabama).
*Source: Alabama DOL
Manufacturing jobs create nearly 16% of Alabama's GDP, with the sector's economic output exceeding $50 billion in the last year, according to data cited by the National Association of Manufacturers and Governor Ivey.
*Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
A. From allowance to extra credit, I’m good at negotiating.
B. I like to sketch out new ideas.
C. I like to fix things.
D. Mixing up chemicals into new solutions is appealing to me.
E. I’m the kind of person that others come to if they need advice.
A. Numbers are cool to work with.
B. I am a good writer.
C. I like working with high-tech tools.
D. Technology is fascinating to me.
E. I have a knack for explaining complicated stuff to people.
A. I like working on projects with people.
B. Imagining solutions to complex problems comes easily to me.
C. I’d be bored sitting at a desk all day crunching numbers or doing paperwork; I want a more active job.
D. I’m interested in the environment and keeping people healthy.
E. People feel safe with me. I keep an eye out to make sure my friends are OK.
A. I’m happiest when I’m organized.
B. I learn by looking.
C. Give me tools and a few random materials to build with and I’m happy.
D. I’m pretty methodical in my thinking. I like to carefully test out my ideas.
E. My ears are as big as my mouth. I’m a good listener.
A. I can sell anything to anybody.
B. I’ve invented all sorts of cool things – even if only in my imagination.
C. In order to understand something, I need to get my hands on it, feel it, and even take it apart.
D. I like conducting experiments.
E. I like speaking in front of big groups of people.
A. I admire Warren Buffett.
B. I admire Kanye West.
C. I admire Mike Rowe.
D. I admire Albert Einstein.
E. I admire Oprah Winfrey.
Your result is:
“The future of manufacturing in Alabama and the U.S. is strong! …. Alabama has to continually grow its workforce to feed the growing number of local suppliers and OEMs now headquartered in the state.”