Manufacturing is cool again. New and expanded plants keep popping up everywhere. Assembly lines in many industries are running at or near capacity. A wide variety of cutting-edge production tools and equipment are available to engineers. Overall, it’s a great time to be in the assembly profession.
That optimism is reflected throughout the 20th annual ASSEMBLY State of the Profession survey. In fact, more than half (57 percent) of respondents claim to be “extremely satisfied” with their jobs today. That’s 8 percentage points higher than in 2014 and 12 percentage points higher than in 2013.