What Manufacturing Really Looks Like
Celebrating Manufacturing Day
Manufacturing Enables Our Everyday Lives*
And It Drives Our Economy
1
GDP
12%
Manufacturing comprises
nearly 12% of our GDP
U.S. Manufacturing is the
tenth largest economy in the world
Manufacturing
supports more than
17.4
MILLION
$1.00
U.S Jobs
$1.48
$1.00 spent in manufacturing creates
$1.48 for the U.S. economy
*Representatives from Manufacturing Day
Manufacturing Offers Diverse Career Opportunities
OPERATIONS MANAGERS
HUMAN RESOURCES
Manufacturing Pays
DESIGNERS
WELDERS
MACHINISTS
ENGINEERS
Nearly
???
$60k
SALES/
MARKETING
PROFESSIONALS
Annual average salary of entry-level
manufacturing engineers
And
More than
$77k
ASSEMBLERS
RESEARCHERS
ELECTRICIANS
COMPUTER
PROGRAMMERS/
OPERATORS (IT)
FABRICATORS
Annual average salary of
manufacturing workers
Manufacturing Day:
Celebrating the Backbone of America
The first Friday of October marks
Manufacturing Day.
The movement seeks to improve public perception of
manufacturing careers and expand understanding of its value
to the U.S. economy. Manufacturers open their doors to
educate the public through open house tours and events.
Students,
Parents
Public Officials
NEWS
Media
Educators
Business Community
America Noticed: 2013 MFG DAY Results
834 hosted
Organizations
open houses and events
35,000
+ Attendees
80 million:
Learned about Manufacturing Day
through Discovery Communication's
Science Channel and “How It’s Made”
+Thousands:
News articles published:
Huffington Post - Wall Street Journal
Industry Week - US News and World
Report - Thomas Net - Boston Globe
22
Penske Racing No. 22
Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion
race car deck lid featured the
Manufacturing Day logo at
NASCAR® Sprint Cup
15
Governors issued proclamations
officially recognizing
Manufacturing Day
WWW.MFGDAY.COM
- REFERENCES - National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Association of Manufacturers, The Manufacturing Institute,
National Science Foundation, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
MFG DAY CO-PRODUCERS:
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Floor speeches delivered
in Congress