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Investigate the field of
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
 Get the facts about education requirements, average earnings
(national, statewide, and regional), job requirements, and employment
projections
for each of the occupations below.
Tractor-Trailer
Truck Drivers
Postal
Service Mail Sorters
Automotive
Master Technicians
Ship
and Boat Captains
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Transportation
This site has a section on Transportation, organizing the jobs by
education requirements.
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Kuder (Virginia's
Career Planning System) |
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Military
Sealift Command |
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Norfolk Southern Foundation, Norfolk, VA |
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Northrop
Grumman Mission Systems, Reston, VA |
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Northrop
Grumman Newport News,
Newport News, VA |
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Ocean
Marine, Portsmouth, VA |
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Virginia
Automobile Dealers Association, Richmond, VA |
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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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