AEROSPACE SUPPLIERSAEROSPACE SUPPLIERS

ATTALA COUNTY’S LABOR SHED, BY THE NUMBERS

5,660 Military Occupations

5,205 Team Assemblers

962 Welders

629 Industrial Machinery Mechanics

486 Industrial Engineers

451 Machinists

437 Sheet Metal Workers

435 Maintenance Workers, Machinery

422 Electrical Equipment Assemblers

332 Press Machine Operators

320 Industrial Production Managers

268 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians

262 Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

236 Structural Metal Fabricators

227 Electrical Engineers

206 Coating and Painting Machine Operators

167 Millwrights

164 Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

163 Mechanical Engineers

154 Commercial Pilots

23% Engine and Other Machine Assemblers

20% Rolling Machine Operators

20% Tool and Die Makers

13% Computer Controlled Machine Tool Operators

12% Industrial Machinery Mechanics

11% Metal Furnace Operators

10% Industrial Engineers

9% Team Assemblers

9% Structural Metal Fabricators

8% Welders

8% Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

8% Forging Machine Operators

8% Milling Machine Operators

7% Industrial Production Managers

6% Industrial Engineering Technicians

5% Press Machine Operators

5% Extruding Machine Operators

5% Materials Engineers

4% Aerospace Engineers

4% Sheet Metal Workers

4% Millwrights

INTERSTATE

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INTERSTATE

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INTERSTATE

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INTERSTATE

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INTERSTATE

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Kosciusko

The Raspet Flight Research Laboratory specializes in the

design and testing of materials to support rapid prototyping

for lighter-weight aircraft.

Founded in 1935, MSU’s Department of Aerospace

Engineering is one of the most well-regarded in the country. The program focuses on the design, fabrication, testing, and analysis of aircraft and

spacecraft.

Home to the Polymer and High Performance

Materials Institute, which is recognized as a national

leader in the study of composites, advanced

materials, polymers, and plastics.

Home to the Haley Barbour Center for

Manufacturing Excellence, which houses research

facilities with advisors from GE

Aviation.

EVERY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE IN THE WORLD HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT MADE IN MISSISSIPPI.

THREE COMPANIES MANUFACTURE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS IN MISSISSIPPI: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES, NORTHROP GRUMMAN UNMANNED SYSTEMS, & STARK AEROSPACE.

Formed in 1961, NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center is home to the nation’s largest rocket engine test complex. More than 30

local, state, national, international, private, and public companies and agencies utilize the center’s rocket testing facilities.