Manufacturing; Supply Chain & Transportation

Behind every single product is a hundred different hands.
Find where yours can fit in.

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It takes a team to create a product, whether it’s food, essential packaging, or world-renown cars. South Central Kentucky features numerous opportunities, some with international connections, to join those teams and develop a career around making the materials our modern world requires. With the continued growth of technology, today’s manufacturing pathways have a multitude of high-tech positions for you.

Manufacturing; Supply Chain & Transportation Career Pathway

Bachelor’s Degree

Procurement Clerks
Logisticians
Project Management Specialists
Industrial Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Health and Safety Engineers
Chemical Engineers
Industrial Production Managers
Purchasing Managers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

AVERAGE SALARY RANGE:
$46,100 – $387,700

Associate’s Degree

Tool and Die Makers
Airfield Operations Specialists
Chemical Technicians
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists
Transportation Inspectors

AVERAGE SALARY RANGE:
$62,900 – $76,400

Certification, Apprenticeship & On the Job

Food Batchmakers
Team Assemblers
Packaging Machine Operators
Automotive Technicians and Mechanics
Bus Drivers
Inspectors
Welders
Mechanics
Truck Drivers
Machinists
Production Clerks
Crane Operators
Electrical and Electronics Repairers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics

AVERAGE SALARY RANGE:
$32,900 – $68,200

High School Diploma

Driver/Sales Workers
Stockers and Order Fillers
Packers and Packagers
Material Handlers
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Order Clerks
Shipping Clerks
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Weighers
Light Truck Drivers
Cargo and Freight Agents
First-Line Supervisors
Transportation Managers

AVERAGE SALARY RANGE:
$31,500 – $97,900

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Manufacturing; Supply Chain & Transportation in South Central Kentucky

High Demand Positions In Manufacturing; Supply Chain & Transportation

( South Central Kentucky )

  • Mechanical Engineers

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree Average Annual Salary: $97,100

  • Industrial Engineers

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree Average Annual Salary: $96,900

  • Project Management Specialists

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree  Average Annual Salary: $86,200

  • Logisticians

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree Average Annual Salary: $75,100

  • First-Line Supervisors

Minimum Required Education: Associate’s Degree or Post-secondary Award  Average Annual Salary: $68,900

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Minimum Required Education: Postsecondary Non Degree Award  Average Annual Salary: $54,500

  • Welders

Minimum Required Education: High School Diploma Average Annual Salary: $50,500

  • Entry Level Manufacturing

Minimum Required Education: High School Diploma + Training Program Average Annual Salary: $43,800

  • Food Batchmakers

Minimum Required Education: High School Diploma + Training Program Average Annual Salary: $43,300

  • Stockers and Order Fillers

Minimum Required Education: High School Diploma Average Annual Salary: $37,800

HSD: High School Diploma OJT: On-the-Job Training, PSE: Post-Secondary Education STT: Short-Term Training GED: General Educational Development *Higher level of education preferred

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Resources

Resources to start building your pathway are available throughout the community and through educational certifications. Local schools are just one of many resources, and in the surrounding area these programs and career models are offered. See what’s available in your community.

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Career-Focused Models

  • Industrial Technician Assistant Program (Warren Central High School)
  • Manufacturing TRACK Youth Apprentiship (Bowling Green High School)

Career Pathways Offered at Area High Schools:

  • Agricultural Power, Structural, Technical Systems (Warren Central)
  • Maintenance Machinist (Warren County Area Technology Center)
  • Welding (Greenwood, Warren Central, Warren East, Warren County Area Technology Center)

Get In Touch

For more information about how you can get involved with our talent initiatives, please email or call:

Meredith Rozanski, COO
meredith@bgchamber.com
Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce
270-781-3200