Individual Contributor
Career Overview
$91,729
median annual salary
Be your own boss and an important part of the chain of production.
Learn the fundamentals of high-level business processes.
Gain entrepreneurial skills as you learn how to optimize manufacturing operations.
Become a master of your skillset and help inform company leadership.
Make your own schedule and work on your own time.
What It Takes
Being an individual contributor means working your way up through a company without taking a management track. It’s an opportunity to work on your specialty without the day-to-day responsibilities of leading a team of people. If you like to work alone, explore this career.
Strong Work Ethic
Individual contributors need to be masters of their craft and great self-motivators.
An Independent Mindset
Although you’re not a manager, you’re just as accountable for upholding the standards of the company.
Problem-Solving Skills
You’ll be challenged every day with new, evolving situations. You have to adapt and react.
Collaborative Thinking
You might not be a manager, but you still need to collaborate seamlessly with a team.
An Entrepreneurial Spirit
Learning more about how a business works will go a long way in this profession.
Career Progression
Step 1
Find your focus area
Step 2
Obtain degree or certification
Step 3
Master your skill
Step 4
Become company partner
Key Companies
more companiesFounded in 1863 in South Bend, Indiana, 1st Source Bank has offered clients a convenient and friendly way to bank for over 155 years.
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Ardagh Group is a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team
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Ball Corporation manufactures aluminum packaging for beverage, personal care and household products, and provides aerospace and other technologies for commercial and government customers.
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We are a trusted supply chain integration partner committed to providing our clients a competitive advantage by designing and delivering world-class distribution and production solutions.
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The Biospecimen Collection and Banking Core (aka BC-Squared) is a core facility which is located in the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
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Black Equipment was founded in 1956 by MJ and Gladys Black. From the beginning, Black Equipment has been a family owned company and remains that way today with a keen sense of responsibility and gratitude for our customers and employees.
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From the people who chart our course to those who put our plans into action, bp is an exciting place to be for anyone who wants to be part of the global energy business.
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Builders FirstSource is the nation’s largest supplier of structural building products, value-added components, and services to the professional market for new residential construction and repair and remodeling.
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We are one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States, built upon a foundation of serving customers for over 150 years.
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We are a talent-sourcing company committed to aligning consultants job and career expectations with the project and resource needs of our clients.
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FDB is the leading provider of clinical and descriptive drug knowledge that’s integrated into healthcare information systems around the world.
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Since 1941, FORUM Credit Union has built a reputation based on serving our members and our community. That means we’ve dedicated 80 years to helping our members live their financial dreams.
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GEMCO Constructors is a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building automation systems and service contractor.
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With employment of over 2,400 associates and capital investment exceeding $900 million, HMIN manufactures automobiles primarily for the U.S. market, and for export to markets outside of North America.
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Our Mission:
We promote public safety by providing meaningful, effective opportunities for successful re-entry.
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MSP has manufactured precision machined products for the Aerospace and Defense Industries, and has developed a worldwide leading reputation for excellence, with virtually all corporate, commercial, general and military aircraft containing our components.
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Paschall Logistics is a logistics and broker family with strong pillars of ethics, initiative, and teamwork. We’re 100% employee owned. Why just work for a company when you can own it?
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Since 1988, Performance Validation, an employee-owned company, has been providing customized solutions for commissioning, qualification, and validation for our clients.
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We began producing antivirus and encryption products nearly 30 years ago. Today our products help secure the networks used by 100 million people in 150 countries and 400,000 businesses.
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Home to the Highlander, and Highlander Hybrid midsize SUVs, the Sienna minivan and the Sequoia full-size SUV.
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Our vision is to advance patient care by optimizing the management of clinical assets in an environment of ever-increasing complexity and demand.
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