Also called: Prison Industries Foreman
Runs a prison workshop where incarcerated people make goods like furniture or license plates.
Industries supervisors manage shops where inmates build office furniture, sew uniforms, or stamp license plates, teaching job skills along the way. They handle production schedules and safety like a factory supervisor.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 4 years after high school. Trade experience in manufacturing or a craft.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Technology.
Growing slowly. Approximate.
Low risk for 10 years. Some shop work automates; teaching job skills and keeping a prison shop safe stay human.
Classes: Woodshop or manufacturing CTE, Business, Welding CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-1011.
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