Also called: Packaging Mechanic, Line Technician
Keeps the fast-moving machines that fill, cap, label and box products running.
You're in charge of a line that fills 300 bottles a minute. When the labeler starts putting labels on crooked, you stop the line, adjust the sensors and get it running again in minutes. Changeovers to a new product size are your big project each week.
Estimated.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High-school diploma plus mechanical training; a mechatronics certificate or associate degree helps.
Ways in: Certification, 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance Technology.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. More automated lines need more mechanics; AI helps diagnose stoppages, but repairs stay hands-on.
Classes: Shop class, Electronics class, Physics.
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