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Get Ready for a career in
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
 Hit the books: Education programs in Virginia
CTE
Programs in high schools, technical centers, and community colleges
This page helps you find CTE Programs. You can search by keyword
(like transport or management) or find programs offered at your
local high schools, technical centers or community college.
Programs
at four-year colleges
There’s a ton of information at www.ExploreVirginiaColleges.com.
The link above takes you to a page where you can look for programs
offered at any college in the state. We suggest looking under Broad
Program Area and selecting Transportation and Material
Moving Workers.
Get Experience: Internships and apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
through the Community College System
Apprenticeships can be your gateway to a great career. Click here
to find the apprenticeship coordinator in your region.
Registered
Apprenticeships
This area of the www.CareerVoyages.gov site explores registered
apprenticeship opportunities in several fields.
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| Transportation Operations |
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These are the drivers, pilots, and other people that
operate transportation systems.
The things you could do:
- Fly a commercial airliner.
- Captain a cargo or cruise ship.
- Help run a subway system.
- Be an Air Traffic Controller.
| Logistics Planning & Management Services |
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These jobs relate to moving materials (or even people)
from one place to another.
The things you could do:
- Work for a shipping company.
- Plan distribution of a product to stores for sale.
- Analyze and refine the ways a business distributes its products.
- Work for the military as a Logistician.
| Warehousing & Distribution Center Operations |
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These are the people that operate the centers for storing
and distributing goods.
The things you could do:
- Manage a warehouse.
- Manage a team of people who pack and ship boxes.
- Run the computer systems that track items that have been transported.
- Manage inventories in a distribution center.
| Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance |
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These are the people that take care of the planes, trains,
ships, and automobiles.
The things you could do:
- Maintain a ship or a train.
- Specialize in repairing diesel engines.
- Specialize in electronics systems on ships.
- Work on the computer systems that make planes fly and trains go.
| Transportation System Infrastructure |
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These are mostly government jobs in the transportation
area, dealing with safety, planning and regulations.
The things you could do:
- Monitor traffic problems and look for solutions.
- Plan for growth and development related to a city’s transportation
needs.
- Inspect planes or trains to make sure they’re safe.
- Make sure a motor does not produce too much pollution.
Sales and services jobs in the transportation industry.
The things you could do:
- Make travel reservations for people as a Travel Agent.
- Help customers ship cargo by plane or ship.
- Work in a sales or service position for a shipping company.
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