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
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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.