TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS

FACILITY AND MOBIL EQUIPMENT MAINTANCE

• Careers in this include the maintenance, repair, and servicing of vehicles and transportation facilities.
• All transportation relies on equipment which must function as designed, whenever needed.
• Colleges offer four-year degree programs in Engineering and related fields.
• Many people in this field learn their trade through a four-year apprenticeship program.
• A four year collage is not needed for any job.

ELECTRICIAN

• Two year collage is needed for this job.
• For necessary abilities for this job you need good eyesight.
• You may work evenings and nights and there is a danger of electrical shock.
• You will need to be able to read blue prints.
• You will need good hand eye coordination.

BICYCLE MECHANIC

• You need a high school degree.
• You will need lots if patients.
• You will have to have lots of knowledge of bikes.
• You will be working on your feet most of the time.
• You will mostly be fixing bike problems.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• In the Health and Safety Management involve assessing and managing risks associated with safety issues.
• Many colleges offer two-and four-year programs in Business, Engineering, and Engineering Technology.
• Growth is projected for occupations in health and safety management.
• Many job openings will occur as experienced workers transfer to administrative positions or retire.
• The people employed in this important pathway research, plan and carry out activities to make our environment safer and cleaner.

Environmental Consultant

• You need a four year degree.
• You need to be creative.
• You will be working more outside.
• May be exposed to toxic substances.
• You will be looking at pollution and oil spill sights.

Driver License Examiner

• You need a high school degree.
• You need a little OCD for this job.
• You will have to stay calm dealing with angry applicants.
• You will be working on your feet a lot.
• And on the road.

Industrial Engineering Tech

• Two year degree.
• You will need a lot of tech skills for this job.
• You will be working in dirty places.
• You will work in an office.
• You will have to be good at details.

LOGISTICS PLANING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Careers in the Logistics Planning and Management pathway involve the planning, management and control of the physical distribution of materials, products, and people. Often, more than one mode of transportation is used as distribution efforts can be complex, even national or global. These people are responsible for the plans which will ensure that cargo arrives at the right location, on time, and in the safest, most economical manner.
You don't need a high school degree.

PURCHASER

• University degree.
• You'll need math and computer skills.
• You will need to be organized.
• Work will be stressful and you will travel a lot.
• You will negotiate prices on supplies.

LOGISTICS SPECIALEST

• You need at least a two year collage degree.
• You will need problem solving skills.
• You will need communication skills.
• You mostly work on the road or in an office.
• You will be doing a lot of looking over paper work.

Sales and service

Careers in the Sales and Service pathway involve the marketing and selling of transportation services to new customers as well as the management of existing customer relationships and customer service. Transportation businesses move passengers and freight to meet customer needs and demands. Successful businesses need skilled employees to provide excellent customer service.

TAXI DRIVER

• You need at least a high school degree.
• You will need good people skills.
• You will need patients.
• You might be self employed and would work shifts.
• You will need to know and okay the rules of the road.

AUTOMOBILE PART SALES

• You need at least a two year collage degree.
• You should have a Confident Knowledge of cars.
• You will need good Communication skills.
• Most work 40 to 50 hours a week.
• You will work outside a lot.

Customer Service Representative

• You need a university degree.
• You will need good people skills.
• Lots of patents.
• You will be working in an office most of the time.
• You will need to be good at paper work.

Transportation operations

Careers in the Transportation Operations pathway are really on the move! These are the people that drive or pilot the vehicles that transport people and freight. Equally important to this pathway are the support people who ensure that any cargo transport is safe, secure, and on time. You don't need a university degree.

HELICOPTER PIOLET

• You need at least a collage degree.
• You will most likely be working alone.
• Good eyesight.
• Hand eye cordanation.
• You will probably work in the helicopter.

BUS DRIVER

• At least a high school degree.
• Good with kids.
• Good at being on time.
• Flexible in scedual.
• You will mostly be working on the bus.

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES/INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION

Careers in the Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management and Regulation pathway deal with all aspects of the design and operation of our public transportation systems – road, air, sea and rail. These functions are primarily the responsibility of people who are employed by federal, state and local transportation agencies. Many businesses work to assist these agencies in their efforts.

TRANSPERTATION INSPECTOR

• You need at least a high school degree.
• You will need to be good with people.
• You need good judgement.
• Frequent bending, crouching, and crawling.
• You will mostly look at sights of car acedents.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER

• You need at least a collage degree.
• No more then 30 years of age.
• You need to be decisive.
• You usually work 9 hours for 5days then 4 days off.
• Monitor air crafts.

CIVIL ENGINEER

• You need a university degree.
• Good math and computer skills.
• Good knowledge of the business.
• You will work 8 to 10 hours a day.
• You will sit at a desk and look at papers a lot.

WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER OPERATIONS.

Careers in Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations focus on the operation of transportation and distribution facilities including ports, terminals, warehouses, and other types of facilities. All cargo needs to be tracked, sorted, labeled, and loaded accurately and safely. Timing is also important, since many loads must adhere to a schedule in order to satisfy the needs of the customer. You do not need a university degree.

MOVER

• You need a high school degree.
• You need good strong shoulders.
• Can lift heavy objects.
• A hazard of being crushed.
• Work on the go a lot.

AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER

• You need at least a collage degree.