Hiring Guide: Digital

Defining Manufacturing Jobs of the Future

MxD and ManpowerGroup released a digital workforce taxonomy, a groundbreaking analysis that identifies 165 new data-centric manufacturing jobs—roles like “collaborative robotics technician” and “predictive maintenance systems specialist.”

Fill out this form to download the Jobs Taxonomy Executive Summary, the Job Roles Taxonomy, and the Taxonomy Success Profiles.

The workforce playbook includes job role descriptions and educational requirements for each role. Universities have begun using the taxonomy to inform curriculum development, and the Dow Chemical Company used it as a key reference when staffing its new Digital Operations Center.

Workforce Development at MxD

MxD Learn is MxD’s workforce development program, focused on helping to build manufacturing talent as early as high school.