Nationwide Textile Facilities 26,000 Employees 1,400,000 Domestic Textile Output: Apparel 39% Home Furnishings 16% Floor Coverings 23% Industrial 22% Contribution to Gross Domestic Product $59,300,000,000 (second to only the automotive industry in basic manufacturing; larger than aerospace, paper, petroleum, or metals) Universities UMass Dartmouth, Philadelphia University, GA Tech, NC State, Auburn, Clemson, U Cal Davis (Note: UMass Dartmouth only Textile Program in New England) Average Starting Salary of Textile Graduates: about $35,000 Placement of Textile Graduates from UMass: 100% Typical Job Titles: Manager, World Wide Sales; Textile Engineer; Manager, Product Development; Senior Research Scientist, Environmental Technology, Director, Quality Assurance; General Manager, Manufacturing; Process Engineer; Consultant; Vice President; Vice President, Research and Development; Textile Designer; Research and Development Engineer; Product Manager; Textile Chemist; Director, Quality Control; President and Chief Executive Officer; Professor; Technical Service Representative; Sales Associate