Transportation and Material Moving

The Transportation and Material Moving job family is comprised of occupations with work activities that include monitoring processes or surroundings, making decisions and solving problems, performing general physical activities, handling or moving objects, or operating vehicles or equipment. In this family, knowledge of mathematics, transportation, public safety and security, machines and tools, or customer and personal service may be needed. And skills such as monitoring the performance of yourself or other individuals to make improvements, equipment operation or monitoring, and critical thinking are necessary. Education: these occupations usually require a high school diploma and some may require additional vocational or on-the-job training or an associate's degree.

Example occupations: Air Traffic Controllers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Bus Drivers, Aircraft Service Attendants, Packers and Package Handlers, Crane and Tower Operators