Overview

Manufacturing involves transforming goods, materials, or substance into new products.

The items output by our manufacturing industry are numerous and varied, with raw materials processed into products that often fall within the categories of food and drink, chemicals, rubber, plastics and non-metallic materials, metals, electronics, machinery, and transport.

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• In the East of England there are 234,000 people employed in Manufacturing
• £191 billion of outputs accounts for the UK's manufacturing sector
• The UK's manufacturing sector average wages is 13% higher than the rest of the economy

Useful subjects:

Maths • Design and Technology • Science• ICT • English • Physics

Job Ideas for this Industry

• Agricultural Engineer • Quality Control Technician • Motor Mechanic • Production manager • Manufacturing Systems Engineer • CAD Technician • Production worker • Manufacturing supervisor • Aerospace Engineer (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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