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Automotive

Perform diagnostic, repair, and maintenance procedures to keep today’s vehicles operating properly. Job opportunities in the growing electric vehicle market, dealerships, auto shops, mining, heavy equipment, automotive manufacturing, auto parts sales and performance racing industries.

Sample Job Median Pay $46,970 (Automotive Service Technician or Mechanic)
 
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Construction

Learn construction document reading, 3-D virtual modeling, field layout, foundation and concrete fundamentals, as well as concepts in rough carpentry and exterior and interior finishes. Work as a contractor, carpenter, building inspector, building maintenance technician, material salesperson, concrete finisher, construction foreman, assistant estimator, surveyor, and more.

Sample Job Median Pay $101,480 (Construction Manager)
 
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Cosmetology

Learn the art, science and business of the beauty industry. Students completing the program can choose to work in a specific area of the cosmetology field or advance their training to become a cosmetology instructor. Students in the cosmetology program will receive a combination of classroom and laboratory work, with opportunities to practice their skills on mannequins and actual customers in the campus salon/studio.

Sample job median salary $33,400 (Barbers, Cosmetologists and Hair Stylists)
 
  • NMU programs:
    Certificates (1 semester)
    Esthetics
    Manicure
    Cosmetology Instructor
    Natural Hair Cultivation
    Associate degree (2 years)
    Cosmetologist
     
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Culinary & Hospitality

Learn about the operating functions, management and leadership of a variety of industry establishments related to food service and tourism. Advanced management skills are learned in both the traditional classroom and through the hands-on operation of a student-run restaurant, North Fork, on NMU's campus. You may work as a general/assistant manager, hotel/restaurant manager or executive chef in such venues as cruise lines, correctional facilities, hospitals, educational institutions, and casinos or be self-employed as a caterer, restaurant owner, personal chef, hotel or B&B owner.

Sample job median salary $56,520 (Chef or Head Cook)
 
  • High School:
    Hospitality and Restaurant Operations - for 11th and 12th grade students. Held at NMU. 
     
  • NMU programs:
    Associate degree (2 years)
    Food Service Operations
    Bachelor's degree (4 years)
    Hospitality Leadership
     

 

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Electrical

Learn AC and DC circuit analysis, analog and digital electronics; programmable controllers and process control systems; programming and design. Or learn to climb and service electrical transmission poles and lines as an line technician. Work in renewable energy or traditional power systems; for tech companies that make chips that power computers and phones; or in a wide variety of services and industries. Locally, you might work for Cliff’s Natural Resources, Eagle Mine or Potlatch.

Sample Job Median Pay $60,240 (Electrician)
 
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Heating and Cooling (HVACR)

Gain the skills to work with both residential and light commercial heating, ventilation, ducting, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. Learn how to test electrical circuits and components for continuity, using electrical test equipment and work with sheet metal layout and fabrication. 

Sample Job Median Pay $51,390 (HVACR Mechanic)
 
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Industrial Maintenance

Learn how to install, maintain, and repair the different types of machinery that are used in modern power transmission applications. You will be challenged to be a problem solver and demonstrate high-level mechanical aptitude. Work in mines, paper mills, hospitals, and manufacturing.

Sample Job Median Pay $59,470 (Industrial Machinery Mechanic)
 
  • Middle College: 
    Industrial Maintenance
     
  • NMU programs:
    Certificate - 1.5 years
    Industrial Maintenance 
    Associate degree - 2 years
    Industrial Maintenance Technology 
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Industrial Technology

Learn about static and dynamic forces; materials design; industrial machines, controls and systems; Computer-Aided Design and simulation software; solid modeling; materials properties and testing techniques; and more. Work in to designing parts, manufacturing systems or improving operations. Or become a high school teacher in this field.

Sample Job Median Pay $96,350 (Industrial Engineer)
 
  • Middle College: 
    Machinist
     
  • NMU programs:
    Certificates (1 year)
    Computer Numerical Control
    Robotics
    Associate degree  (2 years)
    Computer Numerical Control 
    Bachelor's degrees (4 years)
    Industrial Technologies 
    Secondary Education Industrial Technology

 

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Mechanical Engineering Technology

Gain the technical knowledge and hands‐on skills required to effectively design, manufacture, test, and analyze various mechanical systems.Work as a mechanical designer, applications engineer, quality or manufacturing engineer, CAD designer or in renewable energies. 

Sample Job Median Pay $96,310 (Mechanical Engineer)
 
  • Middle College: 
    Machinist
     
  • NMU programs:
    Associate degree (2 years)
    Engineering Design
    Bachelor's degree (4 years)
    Mechanical Engineering Technology 
    Choose a concentration in advanced mathematics, CNC technology, mechanical engineering design, mechatronics, 
    manufacturing engineering technology or renewable energies.
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Welding

Learn safe use of equipment and tools, blueprint reading, precision measurement, steel identification, and fabrication techniques as well as basic joining and severing processes. Take the American Welding Society plate tests and earn the student qualification papers. Welders work in many industry areas such as paper mills, wood processing plants, marine vessel fabrication facilities, and micro-brewing and distilling equipment fabrication. 

Sample Job Median Pay $47,540 (Welder)