Maritime manufacturing combines stability and great pay with future-forward tech and growth potential.
WHAT KIND OF careers ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Careers in maritime manufacturing encompass everything from design and production to the assembly of various naval vessels and their components.
Additive manufacturing
For the creators
Use next-gen tools to 3D print parts that are assembled into incredible defense platforms.
Cnc machining
For the shapers
Use advanced technology to shape everyday materials into crucial components.
Non-destructive testing
For the experimenters
Use precise instruments to ensure that every component is of the highest quality and safe for service.
Quality assurance
For the creators
Use your knack for numbers and keen eye to ensure quality and spot mistakes.
Welding
For the makers
Use your torch to forge impenetrable bonds and piece together parts, systems and platforms.
CNC Machining
Influencer
TOOLKIT
Day
The career you choose now will inform what you'll be doing every day for the next several decades (no pressure). Let's take a look at a typical day at each job to see how you might spend your time.
My ring light blew out in the middle of recording. 🙃
Sorry to hear that! This is what I've been working on:
Omg, that's SO cool.
Yeah, so today our mentors are helping us test this code we created to make this super-critical part that goes into naval airplane navigation systems. The machine cuts through metal like butter to make these perfect parts every time. I should make an ASMR video.
My work is significantly less awesome than that today:
How ... um ... exciting? 😴
What's your office like? Let me live vicariously through you.
Woooooowwww.
What, your office doesn’t have futuristic machines?
Lol, this is the state of my "office" right now:
You. Must. Escape. Now.
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Let's face it. Some careers come with more of the intangible "it factor" than others. When someone asks you what you do for a living, how will you answer?
The stuff I make helps crews navigate undersea mountains.
I watch music videos made before I was born and say the music was better back then.
I build defense systems that use lasers to disable enemy drones.
I spam brands to get them to sponsor my content. Fingers crossed one of them notices!
In short, I protect nations using G-code.
I'm not an influencer. I'm a CREATOR.
What will your career trajectory look like? Let’s compare paths to see what your future could hold.
JANUARY 2025
Get Paid to Do Expedited Training
All my training and my room and board are FREE through the ATDM program!
FEBRUARY 2025
Grow My Skillset
I’ll learn how to write G-code, work with and maintain machines, read technical specs and more.
MARCH 2025
Pay Training Tuition
FREE
Putting that money I would have spent on training if it weren't free toward saving for my first home. 🏠
MAY 2025
Get My First Paycheck
Up to $54K/year
You know what's better than getting your first paycheck? No debt! 😎💰
JANUARY 2030
Level Up to a CNC Machinist II
Up to $63K/year
Skills upgraded: check. Title upgraded: check! Raise secured: much bigger check!
JANUARY 2035
Growing My Career as a CNC Programmer
Up to $72K/year
I write the programs that instruct machines to turn raw materials into functional equipment.
JANUARY 2025
Prepare to Become an Influencer
Watching as many influencer videos as I can to see what works. I think I can get the hang of this!
FEBRUARY 2025
Uploaded My First Video
Let’s just check the views … 81. Including my mom. Well, gotta start somewhere.
MARCH 2025
Stay Alive
I picked up a few delivery jobs because, you know, I need to eat. 🍕
MAY 2025
Get My First Check
$36K/year
Getting paid by platforms for my content now! But it barely covers my cell phone bill. 📱💵
JANUARY 2030
Growing my Following
$50K/year
Making content is my passion. I'll go viral eventually if I keep at it, right?
JANUARY 2035
Hoping to Get Signed by an Agent
$39K/year
Need some brand deals to secure income. How am I making less money every year?!
Your journey starts here
Everyone’s path is different; it’s about finding what’s right for you. Some paths include include taking selfies and chasing brand deals. Some include writing unique code to build machines that Maverick and Rooster might fly.
What will you choose?
Sources
Training Length: 4 months - 2 years
“About ATDM.” ATDM, The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, www.atdm.org/about-atdm, Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
"Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists and Tool and Die Makers," U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, www.bls.gov/ooh/production/machinists-and-tool-and-die-makers.htm#tab-4. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
Training Cost: FREE
“About ATDM.” ATDM, The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, www.atdm.org/about-atdm. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
Average Salary: $55K
"Salary Assessor®: CNC Machine Operator," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc.,www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr 2024.
Average Salary: $0 - $50K
Harwell, Drew and Taylor Lorenz, "Millions work as content creators. In official records, they barely exist." The Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023, www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/26/creator-economy-influencers-youtubers-social-media/. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Sources
Expedited Training
“About ATDM.” ATDM, The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, www.atdm.org/about-atdm. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
First Paycheck, Up to $54K/year
"Salary Assessor®: CNC Machine Operator," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
CNC Machinist II, Up to $63K/year
"Salary Assessor®: CNC Machine Operator," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
CNC Programmer, Up to $72K/year
"Salary Assessor®: CNC Machine Operator," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
First Check, $36K/year
Harwell, Drew and Taylor Lorenz, "Millions work as content creators. In official records, they barely exist." The Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023, www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/26/creator-economy-influencers-youtubers-social-media/. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Growing my Following, $50K/year
Harwell, Drew and Taylor Lorenz, "Millions work as content creators. In official records, they barely exist." The Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023, www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/26/creator-economy-influencers-youtubers-social-media/. Accessed 2 May 2024.
Hoping to Get Signed by an Agent, $39K/year
Harwell, Drew and Taylor Lorenz, "Millions work as content creators. In official records, they barely exist." The Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023, www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/26/creator-economy-influencers-youtubers-social-media/. Accessed 2 May 2024.