Manufacturing Day builds interest in careers

Utica Community Schools paired up with local business partners Friday to help build career interest through Manufacturing Day.

Part of a national initiative, more than 350 UCS high school students learned about possible career paths to promote interest in skilled manufacturing jobs.

Students from each UCS high school received first-hand exposure to viable Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers in all areas related to manufacturing, including skilled trades, human resources, marketing/sales, and engineering.

Information about manufacturing shared with students included:

• Manufacturing supports more than 17.6 million jobs in the United States.
• Manufacturing comprises 12% of the United States GDP.
• The average salary of manufacturing workers is more than $77,000

Career and Technical Education students in UCS visited the following businesses: JB Cutting, Baker Aerospace, National Bronze, Acument Global Tech, KUKA Robotics, Coe Press Equipment, Lube Power, PTO Engineered Plastics and Fori.

Below is a photostory of UCSI students visiting PTI Plastics in Macomb Township.