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Industries / Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing |
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Significant Points |
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Industry Description |
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This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing biological and medicinal products; (2) processing (i.e., grading, grinding, and milling) botanical drugs and herbs; (3) isolating active medicinal principals from botanical drugs and herbs; and (4) manufacturing pharmaceutical products intended for internal and external consumption in such forms as ampoules, tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, powders, solutions, and suspensions. |
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Industry Subsectors |
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Top Ten Careers |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
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26,130 |
Chemists
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16,530 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
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14,110 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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13,430 |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
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13,370 |
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
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11,730 |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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9,540 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
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8,190 |
Biological Scientists
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8,080 |
Industrial Engineers
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6,690 |
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Interesting Fact |
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Thomas Edison not only invented electric light, he also invented wax paper, the phonograph (and record), the radio vacuum tube, the motion picture camera, an electronic voting machine and dozens more! |
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Did you know... |
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The College Media Library provides links to college articles, images, virtual tours and viewbooks! |
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