Tatyana Wilson, Ed.S., SHRM-CP
I've spent more than 20 years in education consulting, coaching, and HR — helping adults get honest about what they want from work and build a realistic plan to get there.
My work in manufacturing careers is more recent. Most recently, I worked inside a large college system where I saw first-hand which certifications actually open doors in advanced manufacturing, and helped students access quality training that prepared them for high-paying production, technician, and biomanufacturing roles. That experience — watching which credentials employers hire on, and which ones quietly waste a year of someone's life — is what this site is built on.
I trained as an educator (Ed.S.) and I hold the SHRM-CP, the standard HR certification employers recognize. I know the credentials. I've also sat across from enough hesitant career changers to know that credentials aren't what get people through the door — clarity, a plan, and someone honest enough to name the tradeoffs are.
Education Specialist — graduate degree beyond a master's, focused on how adults actually learn new skills.
Society for Human Resource Management — Certified Professional. The standard HR certification employers recognize.
In education consulting, coaching, and HR — with recent, hands-on work guiding adults into advanced manufacturing careers through a large college system.
Why this site exists
Most career advice about manufacturing is written by people who have never done the work — or written for teenagers when the people actually making the jump are 27, 42, 55. This site is the guide I wish my clients had on day one: honest career families, an interactive Navigator that produces a printable plan, and a book that pulls it all together.
How MfgCareers is different from a government site
- · Independent. Not funded by an employer association, a college, or a workforce agency. No one pays to be ranked higher in the career library.
- · Written for adults. Career changers at 30, 42, and 55 — not just teenagers deciding on college.
- · Honest about tradeoffs. Every career page names the physical demands, the pay ceiling, and who this work is not right for.
- · Curated, not exhaustive. Ten career families, deeply described — instead of an unusable database of thousands of occupation codes.
- · Sourced. Wage and outlook data are drawn from BLS, O*NET, and DOL, and cited on the methodology page.
What you'll find here
- · A career library covering the ten major advanced manufacturing families.
- · Audience pages written for parents, career changers, and coaches — because the same career reads differently depending on who's asking.
- · A free Navigator that produces a one-page, printable career plan you can walk into any counselor's office with.
- · A forthcoming book, Building a Career That Builds Things, distilling everything above.
Contact & press
For coaching, consulting, speaking, or media inquiries, reach out via hello@mfgcareers.app.