Ryan is interested in becoming a manufacturing machine operator. They would like to work with machines and technology to make things. As a machine operator, they would work on machines each day to help people and earn around $48,236 per year. The job requires some on-the-job training but becoming highly skilled takes about a year. Employment in this field is expected to grow faster than average through 2020 due to infrastructure spending. Operators use technology to build and repair machines while collaborating with employers. Ryan finds this career appealing because they enjoy making things for others.