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Top Occupations & Employers <br />Manufacturing remains an important source of middle -wage jobs and can provide a ladder into higher -wage <br />positions. Manufacturing jobs often do not require formal education, as many skills are taught on the job. <br />However, STEM skills are increasingly needed to align with the changing manufacturing landscape that exists <br />today and in the near future. <br />Assemblers and Fabricators <br />Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers <br />First -Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers <br />Machinists <br />Laborers and Freight. Stock, and Material Movers, Hand <br />Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers. and Weighers <br />General and Operations Managers <br />Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders <br />Sales Representatives <br />Shipping, Receiving. and Traffic Clerks <br />Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, EMSI, 2019. <br />139600 JOBS <br />13,645 <br />8,007 <br />13% <br />$17.02 <br />Moderate -term <br />3,104 <br />539 <br />3% <br />$15.67 <br />Moderate -term <br />2,719 <br />685 <br />3% <br />$33.06 <br />None <br />2,288 <br />436 <br />2% <br />$25.77 <br />Long-term <br />2,220 <br />784 <br />2% <br />$15.19 <br />Short-term <br />2,193 <br />537 <br />2% <br />$20.34 <br />Moderate -term <br />1,819 <br />243 <br />2% <br />$59.18 <br />None <br />1,770 <br />294 <br />2% <br />$13.89 <br />Moderate -term <br />1,730 <br />315 <br />2% <br />$32.07 <br />Moderate -term <br />1,579 <br />236 <br />2% <br />$16.78 <br />Short-term <br />Assemblers and fabricators represent the largest share of <br />manufacturing occupations in the East Bay <br />Eastern Contra <br />Central Contra <br />Costa County Costa County <br />4.5% 2.7% <br />Western Contra Costa County <br />78% <br />Tri Valley <br />9.1% <br />Manufacturing <br />Employment <br />by Subregion <br />Central Alameda County <br />20.1% <br />Southern Alameda County <br />55 B% <br />Major Employers <br />Aboott Diabetes Care <br />Svgical and Medical lnsbument <br />Alameda <br />Tyson Foods <br />Food <br />San tarenzo <br />Aaeelflash <br />d Related Dui_ a <br />Fremcxrt <br />Bayer <br />Pharmaceutical <br />Berkeley <br />Dean Foods <br />Food <br />Hayward <br />&o -RAD Laboratones <br />B&omedical <br />Hercules <br />Chevron Corporation <br />Petroleum <br />Richmord <br />Clear -Com Communtcal,ons <br />Commuricanots Equipment <br />Alameda <br />Dow Chemical <br />Penol—in <br />Pittsburg <br />Grnols Diagnostic Solutions <br />Pharmaceutical <br />Emeryville <br />Posco Steel <br />steel <br />Pittsburg <br />Shen Martinez Refinery <br />Petroleum <br />Martinez <br />Tesla <br />Automonile <br />Fremont <br />*Selected businesses that <br />engage in manufacturing and <br />production activities (NAICS 31-33). <br />Sources: DatabaseUSA, <br />Dun & Bradstreet; 2019. <br />