If you're in the manufacturing industry, perhaps as the operator of a pneumatic conveyor or forklift, you could do a lot worse than moving to Durham, North Carolina to look for a new job. Durham, North Carolina has a long history of manufacturing and distributing offering many home owners in the area a variety of employment opportunities. In fact, the unemployment rate in the city is only 7.5% which is a lot lower than the rest of the state, which is currently at around 11%. For an overview of some of the jobs you might find while looking for a manufacturing position in Durham and how you might find them, we've created this article.
The first thing you should do when searching for a new job, whether in Durham, NC or elsewhere, is to check the internet. With the proliferation of job websites and search engine marketing, Canada and the United States are becoming increasingly web-based countries. Though there's still something to be said for hand-delivering your resume to companies that might have need of someone with your skills, most firms prefer to do their announcements for new positions over the internet. Newspapers are still widely used for job announcements as well, but with the internet you find out quicker.
As is common in the case of most industrial jobs, the workforce in Durham's manufacturing and skilled labor industry is populated mostly by males. This can be good for both males and females because males are more likely to have the strength to operate a lifting sling while females may find it easier to get a position if the company is looking to diversify their workforce. The most common skilled positions for males are in maintenance (7%) and construction trades (8%) while for women it's maintenance and cleaning (4%). In all cases Durham exceeds the North Carolina average for jobs in these industries.
While skilled workers are generally needed in all sectors, the presence of Research Triangle Park, which is associated with Duke University, means that companies in this city are less likely to need a metal bender as they are to need someone with experience manufacturing biotechnology or chemicals. This means if you have experience working in these types of factories or you're interested in training to learn these new skills, Durham could be a good place for you to look for a job.
For those of you who are ready to head out and look for a position, we recommend you take a big stack of resumes and keep your Seattle business cards handy in case you meet a likely employer. Here are some companies in Durham in the manufacturing industry you might start with:
Spider Manufacturing
Bell + Howell
Triangle Brick Company
Wake Supply Company
Banner Industries
Micron Custom Manufacturing
Becton Dickenson Lab Ware
Comfort Engineers Incorporated
Scoggins Manufacturing
Automated Marine Technologies
Carolina Manufacturing
This is a perfunctory list only. Use it as a jumping off point to find other companies in the yellow pages or online. You may also try driving around Research Triangle Park and taking down the names of companies. Good luck.
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