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✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ NEW MANUFACTURING ALLIANCE E HOT JOBS veryone wants to choose a career that's not only rewarding, but one they can make a living at too. Fortunately, there are many careers in manufacturing that are not only interesting and pay well, but are also in demand. Here's a list of manufacturing jobs that companies are desperate to fill: Mechanical Engineer Education Requirements: four-year bachelor's degree Colleges: UW-Fox Valley (in partnership with UW-Platteville) Median Salary: $78,160 Manufacturing Engineer Education Requirements: four-year bachelor's degree Colleges: NWTC (in partnership with UW-Stout) Median Salary: $68,150 Manufacturing Engineering Technicians Education Requirements: two-year associate's degree Colleges: NWTC Median Salary: $45,670 Mechanical Drafters Education Requirements: two-year associate's degree Colleges: FVTC, LTC, MPTC, NWTC Median Salary: $44,360 CNC Programming Education Requirements: two-year technical diploma Colleges: FVTC, LTC, MPTC, NWTC Median Salary: $44,010 Industrial Machinery Mechanics Education Requirements: one-year technical diploma Colleges: FVTC, LTC, NWTC Median Salary: $43,720 CNC Machine Tool Operators Education Requirements: one-year technical diploma Colleges: FVTC, LTC, MPTC, NWTC Median Salary: $33,130 Team Assemblers Education Requirements: On-the-job training Median Salary: $28,220 NEWMA SCHOLARSHIPS FUND BOOSTS FUTURE STARS seniors to attend one of the region's four technical colleges. The scholarship is for any student interested in pursuing a manufacturing-related associate's degree who has at least a 2.5 grade point average. Students interested in applying can contact the foundation office at the technical college of his or her choice. T Fox Valley Technical College: www.fvtc.edu Lakeshore Technical College: www.gotoltc.edu Moraine Park Technical College: www.morainepark.edu Northeast Wisconsin Technical College: www.nwtc.edu he Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance is looking to invest in the future manufacturing workforce by offering eight $1,000 scholarships for high school All Star Mentor KEITH ANDERSON ✯ ✯ ✯ Curt G. Joa, Inc. Sheboygan Falls Job title: Training coordinator. What does your company manufacture? Paper converting machines. What are the most interesting things about your job? Meeting people from all aspects of life and from around the world. Training with an interpreter. Are there any negative perceptions about manufacturing careers that you would like to change? Manufacturing careers have received a bad rap over the years as dirty jobs which don't pay a lot of money and don't offer advancement within the company. All of these things simply are not true, and the JOA company and I are living proof of that. JOA is a modern facility, clean and bright. We are on the leading edge of technology and provide the opportunity for advancement. Click here to watch the video. MANUFACTURING ALL STARS 2013 13 COURTESY OF ALEX ZACARIAS, 3N PRODUCTIONS, LLC