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Career Opportunities in Manufacturing and Product Development The careers listed below connect directly to programs offered at Los Rios Community Colleges—helping you turn what you learn in class into real career opportunities in Greater Sacramento.

Projected Job Change 2024-2029

Annual Job Openings 2024-2029

Median Hourly Earnings

Median Annual Earnings

Career Pathway

Community College Occupations

Bright Outlook

2024 Jobs

Machining and Forming Technologies

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

2,259

4%

285

$24.52

$50,993

*

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

1,397

12%

149

$34.74

$72,251

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

484

4%

49

$38.63

$80,342

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

361

4%

33

$38.21

$79,472

*

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

191

11%

22

$29.64

$61,649

Millwrights

150

8%

15

$35.58

$74,004

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

35

4%

3

$41.09

$85,460

Product Innovation and Design

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

109

15%

13

$33.84

$70,382

Welding and Materials Joining

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

2,088

7%

243

$25.96

$53,992

Source: Lightcast 2025.3 | Legend: Bright Outlook Occupation *

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