Butler County Manufacturing Consortium

Excellent Careers In Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Did you know...

Manufacturing is the 2nd largest employer sector in Southwestern, PA.
Butler County is home to more manufacturing companies than any other county in Pennsylvania.
Advanced manufacturing uses the latest in cutting edge technology including:
- Nanofabrication, Electro-Optics, Robotics, Computer Numerical Control, And much more.
Average Salary in Butler County manufacturing industries is $46,000.00.

With nearly 300 manufacturing companies in Butler County...

There are many different types of careers and pathways of entering a career in manufacturing. Some of which are...

While in High School begin your path through the Butler County Vo-Tech, which offers training in manufacturing related areas such as Computer Aided Drafting, Machine Technology & Computer Networking and Telecommunications.
Many companies offer Apprentice programs, On-the-Job training and Industry Association Credential.
Butler County Community College offers Certificate and/or Associate programs whether you are looking for a career change or just beginning to enter into the workforce. Degrees in demand are:
- CAM/CNC Technology, Computer Aided Drafting, CNC Machine Technology, Instrumentation and Maintenance Technology, Machine Drafting & Design, Metrology, Process Control and Quality Management Technologies.

Pennsylvania has been experiencing a shortage of advanced manufacturing workers that presents a threat to Pennsylvania’s manufacturing base. Some reasons for the shortage are rapid technological changes from traditional to advanced manufacturing along with many of the highly skilled manufacturing workers will be retiring in the next 5 to 10 years.

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NOW IS THE TIME... CHECK OUT A CAREER IN
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING