Employers
Approximately 10,620 people are employed in the tobacco manufacturing industry. Most jobs in this industry are located in factories close to tobacco-growing regions, especially in the South and Southeast. The U.S. tobacco industry is primarily located in the southeastern states of North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Many cigar factories are in Florida and Pennsylvania.
Starting Out
Job seekers should apply in person at local tobacco products factories that may be hiring new workers. Leads for specific job openings may be located through the local offices of the state employment service and through union locals. Employment Web sites and newspaper classified ads may also carry listings of available jobs.
- 3-D Printing Specialists
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
- Advanced Manufacturing Technicians
- Advertising Managers
- Agribusiness Technicians
- Agricultural Consultants
- Agricultural Equipment Technicians
- Agricultural Pilots
- Agricultural Scientists
- Animal Breeders and Technicians
- Animal Caretakers
- Animal Physical Therapists
- Apparel Industry Workers
- Appliance Service Technicians
- Aquaculturists
- Automation Engineers
- Automotive Industry Workers
- Beekeepers
- Beverage Industry Workers
- Bindery Workers
- Bioenergy/Biofuels Workers
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Biotechnology Production Workers
- Boilermakers and Mechanics
- Botanists
- Business Managers
- Canning and Preserving Industry Workers
- Ceramics Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Coremakers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cost Estimators
- Customer Service Representatives
- Dairy Products Manufacturing Workers
- Drafters
- Drone Manufacturing Workers
- Ecologists
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineers
- Electroplating Workers
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Export-Import Specialists
- Farm Crop Production Technicians
- Farm Equipment Mechanics
- Farmers
- Farmers' Market Managers/Promoters
- Fashion Designers
- Fishers
- Food Technologists
- Forge Shop Workers
- Furniture Designers
- Furniture Manufacturing Workers
- Futurists
- Glass Manufacturing Workers
- Grain Merchants
- Green Marketers
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Groundwater Professionals
- Hardware Engineers
- Heat Treaters
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- Industrial Chemicals Workers
- Industrial Designers
- Industrial Ecologists
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- Industrial Engineers
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- Industrial Radiographers
- Industrial Safety and Health Technicians
- Industrial Traffic Managers
- Instrumentation Technicians
- Internet of Things Developers
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Job and Die Setters
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Laser Technicians
- Layout Workers
- Leather Tanning and Finishing Workers
- Logging Industry Workers
- Logistics Analysts
- Logistics Engineers
- Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Manufacturing Production Technicians
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Managers
- Materials Engineers
- Meatcutters and Meat Packers
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Metallurgical Engineers
- Metallurgical Technicians
- Microelectronics Technicians
- Millwrights
- Molders
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Numerical Control Tool Programmers
- Nursery Owners and Managers
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Optical Engineers
- Optics Technicians
- Organic Farmers
- Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Machinery Technicians
- Paper Processing Workers
- Pharmaceutical Industry Workers
- Plastics Products Manufacturing Workers
- Precision Machinists
- Precision Metalworkers
- Prepress Workers
- Product Designers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radio Frequency Engineers
- Range Managers
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Integrators
- Robotics Technicians
- Rubber Goods Production Workers
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Semiconductor Technicians
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Silverware Artisans and Workers
- Software Engineers
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Sporting Goods Production Workers
- Steel Industry Workers
- Supply Chain Managers
- Tailors and Dressmakers
- Textile Manufacturing Workers
- Toy Industry Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Watch and Clock Repairers
- Welders and Welding Technicians
- Wood Science and Technology Workers