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.
CNC Machining
Real Estate Agent
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.
Had ANOTHER no-show for my listings today. 🙄
Sorry to hear that! This is what I've been working on:
Are you serious?! That's so much cooler than my job!
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.
Wow. This is what I'm working on at the moment:
How ... um ... exciting? 😴
What's your office like?
Whoa ... way more impressive than a duplex.
What, your office doesn’t have futuristic machines?
This is today's office:
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 send out newsletters begging people to use me instead of an app as their agent.
I build defense systems that use lasers to disable enemy drones.
I design flyers featuring two-bedroom condos.
In short, I protect nations using G-code.
I show houses to potential buyers. Sometimes I light a cookie-scented candle.
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
Start Real Estate Training Courses
$180 – $900
Taking online courses to prep for the real estate exam. What's the difference between a void contract and a voidable contract?
FEBRUARY 2025
Take the Real Estate Exam
Lots of coffee and late nights preparing for the big test, and I passed!
MARCH 2025
Land First Job
I've already been on a few interviews. Nothing yet but I'll keep going!
MAY 2025
Get My First Paycheck
Up to $65K/year
I'm learning the ropes of home sales ... and also how to get coffee for senior brokers.
JANUARY 2030
Become a Buyer's Sales Agent
Up to $75K/year
This whole commission-based salary thing is a little scary. I have good days … and bad months.
JANUARY 2035
Doing My Own Thing as a Real Estate Broker
Up to $84K/year
I spend a lot of sleepless nights staring at the ceiling wondering if AI is coming for my job. Hope my industry still exists next year.
Your journey starts here
Everyone’s path is different; it’s about finding what’s right for you. Some paths include showing starter homes and putting signs in yards. 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.
Training Length: 4 - 6 months
"How to Become a Real Estate Agent," Kaplan Real Estate Education, www.kapre.com/resources/real-estate/how-to-become-a-real-estate-agent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Training Cost: Up to $900
"How to Become a Real Estate Agent," Kaplan Real Estate Education, www.kapre.com/resources/real-estate/how-to-become-a-real-estate-agent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Average Salary: $62K
"Salary Assessor®: Real Estate Agent," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc.,www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 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.
Real Estate Training Courses, $180 - $900
"How to Become a Real Estate Agent," Kaplan Real Estate Education, www.kapre.com/resources/real-estate/how-to-become-a-real-estate-agent. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
First Paycheck, Up to $65K/year
"Salary Assessor®: Real Estate Agent," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Real Estate Broker, Up to $84K/year
"Salary Assessor®: Real Estate Agent," ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., www.erieri.com/salaryassessor. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.