Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing

Industries in the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector group establishments that manufacture computers, computer peripherals, communications equipment, and similar electronic products, and establishments that manufacture components for such products. The Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing industries have been combined in the hierarchy of NAICS because of the economic significance they have attained. Their rapid growth suggests that they will become even more important to the economies of all three North American countries in the future, and in addition their manufacturing processes are fundamentally different from the manufacturing processes of other machinery and equipment. The design and use of integrated circuits and the application of highly specialized miniaturization technologies are common elements in the production technologies of the computer and electronic subsector. Convergence of technology motivates this NAICS subsector. Digitalization of sound recording, for example, causes both the medium (the compact disc) and the equipment to resemble the technologies for recording, storing, transmitting, and manipulating data. Communications technology and equipment have been converging with computer technology. When technologically-related components are in the same sector, it makes it easier to adjust the classification for future changes, without needing to redefine its basic structure. The creation of the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector will assist in delineating new and emerging industries because the activities that will serve as the probable sources of new industries, such as computer manufacturing and communications equipment manufacturing, or computers and audio equipment, are brought together. As new activities emerge, they are less likely therefore, to cross the subsector boundaries of the classification.

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Occupations in Demand in the Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing Industry
Engineering Managers	$86,817	70	Medium	40	89	Bachelor's degree & work exp
Financial Managers	$74,338	190	Medium	70	136	Bachelor's or higher degree
Sales Managers	$73,119	140	High	60	124	Bachelor's degree & work exp
Industrial Production Managers	$71,605	130	High	60	114	Bachelor's or higher degree
Electrical Engineers	$67,160	80	High	30	73	Bachelor's degree
General & Operations Managers	$65,779	920	Low	470	883	Bachelor's or higher degree
Computer Systems Analysts	$63,579	100	High	20	57	Bachelor's degree
Electronics Engineers	$62,007	30	Low	5	5	Bachelor's or higher degree
Management Analysts	$58,072	70	Low	80	135	Bachelor's degree & work exp
Industrial Engineers	$57,615	70	High	70	149	Bachelor's degree
Mechanical Engineers	$55,056	120	High	100	174	Bachelor's or higher degree
First-line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installation, & Repair Workers	$53,057	370	High	220	347	Long-term on-the-job training or related work experience
Network & Computer Systems Admins.	$51,735	150	High	30	113	Bachelor's degree
Accountants & Auditors	$49,278	530	Medium	290	492	Bachelor's degree
Cost Estimators	$48,233	110	High	70	130	Associate degree
HR, Training & Labor Relation Specialists	$48,095	120	High	50	139	Bachelor's degree
Training & Development Specialists	$48,018	50	Low	20	59	Bachelor's or higher degree
Purchasing Agents & Buyers (incl. Farm Products & Wholesale Trade)	$44,189	110	High	70	107	Bachelor's degree & related work experience
Industrial Engineering Technicians	$42,081	60	Medium	50	91	Associate degree
Mechanical Drafters	$41,656	80	Medium	40	54	Associate degree
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$40,053	250	Low	120	191	Associate degree
Production, Planning & Expediting Clerks	$33,897	90	Medium	60	87	Short-term on-the-job training
Machinists	$32,530	290	Medium	200	320	Associate degree
General Maintenance & Repair Workers	$32,042	460	Medium	270	481	Associate degree
Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers	$30,950	440	Medium	350	436	Assoc./postsec. voc. award
Customer Service Representatives	$27,215	670	Medium	240	572	Moderate on-the-job training
Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks	$26,102	330	Medium	190	319	Short-term on-the-job training
Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters & Operators	$25,416	300	Medium	140	140	Moderate on-the-job training
Team Assemblers	$24,587	830	Medium	950	1,094	Moderate on-the-job training
Janitors & Cleaners	$22,541	1,430	Medium	790	1,269	Short-term on-the-job training
Source: Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Development 2007 Median Annual Salary Data from the 2nd Qtr. 2007 Minnesota Salary Survey Current Demand Data from the 2nd Qtr. 2007 Minnesota Job Vacancy Survey Projected Employment Data from the 2004-2014 Minnesota Employment Projections Program

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