Manufacturing industries are responsible for converting the available raw materials to useful resources. As India has got abundant natural resources, several companies are arising in the manufacturing sector for the utilization of these resources. Growth of these companies in private sector and public sector is creating lot of job opportunities in this field.

Public sector jobs

Wide varieties of public sector jobs are available in the manufacturing sector as several manufacturing companies are operating under the government. Most of these companies are among the global competitors in the manufacturing sector. Different public sector companies in this field are listed below.

• Bharat Earth Movers Limited
• Tyre Corporation of India
• Tungabhadra Steel Products Limited
• Triveni Structurals Limited
• Steel Authority of India
• Sponge Iron India Limited
• Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India
• Scooters India Limited
• Sambhar Salts Limited
• Richardson and Cruddas Limited
• Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
• Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
• Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited
• Rajasthan Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
• Projects and Development India Limited
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
• Bharat Heavy Plate and Vessels Limited
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Private sector jobs

Liberalization in licensing has paved way to the growth of private sector companies in the manufacturing sector. Some of theses companies have attained world wide recognition due to the impact of globalization. Thus one can expect lucrative private sector jobs in the manufacturing field. Leading private companies in the manufacturing sector are given below.

• Tata Group
• Birla Group
• Jindal Group
• Larsen and Toubro Limited
• Hindusthan Lever
• Asian Paints
• MRF
• Apollo Tyres
• Haldia Petrochemicals
• Godrej
• Videocon

Working areas in a Manufacturing Sector

Mostly engineering jobs are available in the manufacturing sector as it deals with the production and maintenance of various applications. Jobs in these sector demand high skills than theoretical knowledge. Jobs available in the manufacturing sector for the candidates having different educational qualification are given below.

• Senior Manager
• Assistant Manager
• Deputy Manager
• Management Trainee
• Mechanical engineer
• Electrical engineer
• Electronic engineer
• Chemical engineer
• Metallurgical engineer
• Clerk
• Turner
• Miller
• Welder
• Driller

Pay scale of Manufacturing Sector jobs

Pay scale will be different for different types of jobs available in manufacturing sector.

Starting salary for some jobs will be in the range of Rs. 6000/- to Rs.8000/- per month. This salary will increase with the experience in the concerned field. Some small scale companies in this sector give daily wages for the workers. Daily wages will be given in the range of Rs.400/- to Rs.600/- per day. For high profile jobs available in large scale industries like engineers, managers and consultants the salary will be in the range of Rs.1.5 lakh to 2 lakh per month.

Pros and Cons of jobs in Manufacturing Sector

Wide variety of career opportunities can be found in the manufacturing sector. Most of these jobs offer lucrative salaries for the employees. Even so, there are many risk factors for the jobs in manufacturing sector. Employees who are working at the shop floor level will have to work with the raw materials needed for the manufacturing. Direct contact with those materials can cause many health problems. Inhalation of chemicals can affect the lungs and trachea.