Started in 2012, Manufacturing Day is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing. Manufacturers

Started in 2012, Manufacturing Day is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing. Manufacturers invite students, educators, business people and others to their facilities to educate them about manufacturing careers and improve public perceptions of manufacturing.

Manufacturing supports more than 18.5 million U.S. jobs.

$1 spent in manufacturing creates $1.40 for the U.S. economy.

Manufacturing comprises nearly 12 percent of the gross domestic product.

U.S. manufacturing is the ninth-largest economy in the world.

Manufacturing pays nearly $60,000 in an annual average salary for entry-level manufacturing engineers and more than $77,000 in an annual average salary of manufacturing workers in the U.S.