CROSSROADS OF EAST TEXAS

Rusk is ideally located between Dallas, Houston, and Texarkana,  giving your company a central location to deliver product and finished goods in a timely manner to your customers.

Rusk Wants Manufacturing

Rusk wants to grow with you!  Metro areas are not ideal for manufacturers in today’s climate, especially small to mid-sized family-owned companies.  Our community wants manufacturing jobs and so do our available workers.  The information below will show you that we have a broad manufacturing skillset within our labor shed and our central location in east Texas keeps you from competing for available workers in the metro areas!

Available Workers For:

Vehicle Manufacturing

Food Production

CNC Machining

View Labor Data Below:

  • 8x’s the US Average employed as Slaughterers and Meat Packers
  • 1x’s the US Average employed as Chemical Plant and System Operators
  • 4x’s the US Average employed as Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
  • 4x’s the US Average employed as Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
  • 3x’s the US Average employed as Patternmakers, Wood
  • 2x’s the US Average employed as Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
  • 2x’s the US Average employed as Gas Plant Operators
  • 6x’s the US Average employed as Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
  • 5x’s the US Average employed as Food Processing Workers, All Other
  • 4x’s the US Average employed as Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
  • 4x’s the US Average employed as Plant and System Operators, All Other
  • 3x’s the US Average employed as Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
  • 2x’s the US Average employed as Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
  • 2x’s the US Average employed as Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
  • 2x’s the US Average employed as Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
  • 2x’s the US Average employed as Helpers–Production Workers
  • 2x’s the US Average employed as Foundry Mold and Coremakers
  • 8x’s the US Average employed as Furniture Finishers
  • 8x’s the US Average employed as Upholsterers
  • 8x’s the US Average employed as Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
  • 8x’s the US Average employed as Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
  • 8x’s the US Average employed as Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
  • 7x’s the US Average employed as Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • 7x’s the US Average employed as Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
  • 5x’s the US Average employed as Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
  • 5x’s the US Average employed as Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
  • 5x’s the US Average employed as Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • 5x’s the US Average employed as Woodworkers, All Other
  • Above the US Average employed as Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  • Above the US Average employed as First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
  • Above the US Average employed as Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
  • Above the US Average employed as Butchers and Meat Cutters
  • Above the US Average employed as Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
  • Above the US Average employed as Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  • Above the US Average employed as Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • Above the US Average employed as Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
  • Above the US Average employed as Power Plant Operators
  • Above the US Average employed as Etchers and Engravers
  • Above the US Average employed as Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
  • Above the US Average employed as Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
  • Above the US Average employed as Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  • Above the US Average employed as Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  • Above the US Average employed as Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • Above the US Average employed as Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • Above the US Average employed as Machinists
  • Above the US Average employed as Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • Above the US Average employed as Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
  • Above the US Average employed as Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
  • Above the US Average employed as Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
  • Above the US Average employed as Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  • Above the US Average employed as Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
  • Above the US Average employed as Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  • Above the US Average employed as Pourers and Casters, Metal
  • Above the US Average employed as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers