ADVANCED MANUFACTURING Mississippi

rev 06.08.20

Adv�nt�ges

- Pro-Business climate with leadership consistently working to keep taxes low, strengthen infrastructure, bolster workforce training programs and support the state’s growing business community

- The U.S. distribution hub of Memphis, Tennessee, is conveniently located across Mississippi’s northern state line

- Access to an a�ordable and skilled workforce

- Competitive labor costs help businesses grow

- Over 140,000 people employed in in the Manufacturing industry

- Six interstates, 14 U.S. highways, and 15 ports (including two deep-water ports) to help move products quickly

- Reliable and a�ordable electrical costs from four utility providers

ABB

Airbus Helicopter

Continental

Cooper Tires

Eaton Aerospace

Feuer Powertrain

GE Aviation

Hago Automotive

Howard Industries

Huntington Ingalls

Milwaukee Tool

Nissan

Raytheon

ROXUL

Steel Dynamics

Toyota

VT Halter Marine, Inc.

Yokohama

Senatobia

Columbus

Clinton

Tupelo

Jackson

Tunica

Batesville

Iuka

Laurel

Pascagoula

Greenwood

Canton

Forest

Byhalia

Columbus

Blue Springs

Pascagoula

West Point

CityElectrical Components

Aircraft Manufacturing

Tires

Tires

Aircraft Components

Automotive Crankshafts

Jet Engine Components

Metal Parts

Power Transformers

Shipbuilding

Saw Blades and Power Tools

Automobile Assembly

Aircraft Radar

Insulation Products

Steel

Automobile Assembly

Shipbuilding

Tires

Product/ServiceCompanies

Adv�nt�ges

CompaniesOver 140,000 people employed in Mississippi work in the Manufacturing industry. This represents nearly 12% of the states labor force. Below are just a few of the occupations commonly found in the Advanced Manufacturing industry.

SOC Occupation

Employed in Mississippi (2020)

Median Hourly Earnings (2020)

11-3051 Industrial Production Managers 1,833 $43.60

17-2011 Aerospace Engineers 148 $52.88

17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers 134 $44.36

17-2071 Electrical Engineers 1,105 $43.12

17-2112 Industrial Engineers 1,963 $37.67

17-2141 Mechanical Engineers 1,263 $39.25

17-3023 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 1,049 $31.38

47-2111 Electricians 6,102 $23.85

49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 5,282 $21.46

51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 6,908 $26.26

51-2041 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 993 $16.63

51-2098 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers 20,826 $13.96

51-4011 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 914 $17.88

51-4012 Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic 222 $19.74

51-4041 Machinists 2,511 $19.59

51-4121 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 6,148 $20.51

51-4122 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,429 $17.12

51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 5,244 $15.67

51-9197 Tire Builders 439 $20.93

51-9199 Production Workers, All Other 1,527 $12.38

53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 8,602 $14.83

53-7062 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 32,405 $11.40

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NISSAN AND TOYOTA PLANTS

BUILDING ADVANCED RADAR

SYSTEMS IN MISSISSIPPI

Source: EMSI 2020

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, LARGEST U.S. POWER

TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURER,

IN LAUREL, MS