WESTEC
West Coast machine tool and manufacturing show.
- Dates
- Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2027
- Where
- Long Beach, CA
- Cost
- Free expo, paid sessions. Prices not captured.
- Type
- Trade show · Free expo, paid sessions
- Organizer
- SME
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Speaking not checked
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Metals, machinery and tooling
Roles: machinery sales engineer
The field it serves: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Verified open jobs
- about 50,536
- Typical posted salary
- $124,000 a year (middle half $97,000 to $155,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 36% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,356 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Manufacturing & Industrial snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Manufacturing & Industrial employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Long Beach, CA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: November 16, 2027 to November 18, 2027, Long Beach, CA
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