Salary Range
Below $25,000 to $100,000Overview
Drones are being used by more people today than ever before for business and commercial purposes, military and civic activities, and by hobbyists for personal entertainment. Drone manufacturers employ drone manufacturing workers to help them operate factory machines and oversee work processes and workers that produce drones. There are many different types of jobs in drone manufacturing facilities; drone manufacturing workers may be drone assemblers or fabricators; cutters, solderers, or welders; machinists and tool and die makers; first-line supervisors; production managers, and quality control inspectors. There are also wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, buyers or purchasing managers, and customer service representatives, among many others.
According to Business Insider, the top drone manufacturing companies are DJI (Dajiang) Innovations, AeroVironment, Ambarella, Boeing, GoPro, Lockheed Martin LMT, 3D Robotics, Parrot SA, Yuneec, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Minimum Education Level
High School DiplomaCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
About as Fast as the AveragePersonality Traits
Hands On
Problem-Solving
Technical
Career Ladder
Supervisor, Manager
Experienced Drone Manufacturing Worker
Apprentice Drone Manufacturing Worker
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