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
3D print the parts that run the submarine.
CNC Machining
For the shapers
Shape everyday materials into extraordinary submarine components with advanced technology.
Metrology
For the inspectors
Use your knack for numbers and keen eye to ensure quality and spot mistakes.
Non-Destructive Testing
For the experimenters
Ensure that every submarine component is of the highest quality and safe for service.
Welding
For the makers
Use your torch to forge impenetrable bonds and piece together parts, systems and platforms.
Additive Manufacturing
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. 🙃
Wow, boring start to the day, huh? This is what I'm working on:
Omg, that's SO cool.
So this submarine is in a dry dock getting needed repairs and they found out they can no longer get this critical part because the company who made it is out of business. Since they couldn't order it, we just ... 3D printed it! BOOM. Fixed.
My work is significantly less awesome than that today:
Well ... I guess that's important, too, lol.
What's your office like? Let me live vicariously through you.
Woooooowwww.
What, your office doesn’t have 3D printers and fighter jets?
Lol, this is the state of my "office" right now:
hahahaha
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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?
I use futuristic technology to build undersea navigation systems.
I watch music videos made before I was born and say the music was better back then.
Submarine crews rely on the CAD files I design to print and replace critical components that fail when they’re at sea.
I spam brands to get them to sponsor my content. Fingers crossed one of them notices!
I literally print parts that are used in military machines like fighter jets and submarines.
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
Start Expedited Training
Training will take about four months, which is sweet!
FEBRUARY 2025
Grow My Skillset
I'll learn to use CAD software to 3D print basic prototypes and parts to be used in military systems.
MARCH 2025
Pay Training Tuition
FREE
Thanks to the ADTM program, I may not have to pay for training at all. No debt!
MAY 2025
Get My First Paycheck
Up to $87K/year
Wow, first paycheck already and no loan payments to make! 😎💰
JANUARY 2030
Proud to Be an Additive Manufacturing Technologist
Up to $105K/year
I'm leading technical projects involving the design and development of new products and processes, and collaborating with engineering teams and scientists.
JANUARY 2035
Lead Tech for Additive Manufacturing Operations
Up to $123K/year
I'm responsible for supporting various AM technologies, upholding safety measures and operating and maintaining large-format AM machines ... and that's just before lunch!
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 taking selfies and chasing brand deals. Some use science fiction-level technology to "print" parts that keep ships in the water and ensure we deter adversaries all over the world. What will you choose?
What will you choose?
Sources
Training Length: 4 months
“About ATDM.” ATDM, The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, www.atdm.org/about-atdm. 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: $103K
"Salary Assessor®: Additive Manufacturing Engineer," 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.
Training Tuition, FREE
“About ATDM.” ATDM, The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, www.atdm.org/about-atdm. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
First Paycheck, Up to $87K/year
"Salary Assessor®: Additive Manufacturing Engineer," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Additive Manufacturing Technologist, Up to $105K/year
"Salary Assessor®: Additive Manufacturing Engineer," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Additive Manufacturing Operations, Up to $123K/year
"Salary Assessor®: Additive Manufacturing Engineer," 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.