Careers in transportation, distribution & logistics encompass the planning, management, & movement of people, material, & goods by road, pipeline, air, rail & water. This also includes services such as transportation, infrastructure planning, management, logistics services, mobile equipment & facility maintenance.
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INTERESTS & ABILITIES
Activities that describe what I like to do
-Travel
-See well & have quick reflexes
-Solve mechanical problems
-Design efficient processes
-Anticipate needs & prepare to meet them
-Drive or ride
-Move things from one place to another
Personal qualities that describe me
-Realistic
-Mechanical
-Coordinated
-Observant
-Planner
School subjects that I like
-Math
-Trade & Industry courses
-Physical Sciences
-Economics
-Foreign Language
PATHWAYS IN THIS CLUSTER
Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance
Health, Safety & Environmental Management
Logistics Planning & Management Services
Sales & Service
Transportation Operations
Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management & Regulation
Warehousing & Distribution Center Operations
Suggested Courses for This Cluster
AP Statistics
Auto Awareness
Earth Science
Foundations of Leadership
Intro to Welding
Intro to Power Mechanics
Microsoft Office
Occupational Mechanics I, II
Physics; AP Physics
Speech
Additional Courses for Specific Pathways
Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance Pathway:Fab Lab 1, 2Principles of Engineering PLTW-POEComputer Integrated Manufacturing PLTW-CIMEngineering Design & Development PLTW-EDDHealth, Safety & Environmental Management Pathway:Fab Lab 1, 2Principles of Engineering PLTW-POECivil Engineering & Architecture PLTW-CEAEngineering Design & Development PLTW-EDD
Sales & Service Pathway:Intro to Marketing; Hospitality & Tourism Mktg; Adv. Mktg
Transportation Operations Pathway:Civil Engineering & Architecture PLTW-CEAEngineering Design & Development PLTW-EDD
Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning Pathway:Civil Engineering & Architecture PLTW-CEAEngineering Design & Development PLTW-EDDFab Lab 1, 2Principles of Engineering PLTW-POE
Courses for the remaining Pathways are the same as listed on the left.
Courses listed within this plan are only suggested coursework and should be individualized to meet each learner's educational and career goals.
CAREER OPTIONS IN TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS
Entry Level = *Certificate, Technical or Associate Degree or Apprenticeship = **Bachelor or Advanced Degree = ***
Facility & Mobile Equipment Maintenance Pathway
Aircraft Engine Mechanics**
Aircraft Mechanics**
Auto Body Technicians**
Automobile Painters*
Automobile Parts Salespersons*
Automotive Master Mechanics**
Avionics Technicians**
Bicycle Technicians*
Car Wash Attendants*
Diesel Technicians**
Electromechanical Technicians**
Gasoline Engine Technicians**
Heavy Construction Equipment Technicians**
Industrial Truck Technicians**
Marine Oilers**
Motorcycle Mechanics**
Rail & Track Laying Equipment Operators*
Service Station Attendants*
Technician, Mechanic & Repair Supervisors**
Tire Repairers & Changers*
Windshield Installers**
Health, Safety & Environmental Management Pathway
Environmental Scientists***
Environmental Technicians**
Hazardous Waste Specialists***
Industrial Waste Inspectors***
Nuclear Technicians**
Public Health Sanitarians***
Security Consultants**
Waste Disposal Attendants*
Logistics Planning & Management Services Pathway
Industrial Clerks**
Logisticians***
Sales & Service Pathway
Reservation & Ticket Clerks*
Travel Agency Managers***
Travel Agents***
Transportation Operations Pathway
Air Traffic Controllers***
Airline Pilots**
Astronauts***
Boat & Barge Operators**
Brake Couplers*
Bridge & Lock Tenders*
Bus Drivers*
Deckhands*
Delivery Drivers*
Flight Attendants**
Great Lakes Ship Officers**
Heavy Truck Drivers**
Highway Maintenance Workers*
Light Truck Drivers**
Locomotive Engineers (must be promoted)*
Material Moving Equipment Operators**
Mining Managers***
Parking Lot Attendants*
Petroleum Plant Operators**
Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters (must be promoted)*
Taxicab Drivers*
Transportation & Material Moving Supervisors**
Transportation Operations Managers**
Vending Machine Servicers**
Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management & Regulation Pathway
Cartographic Technicians**
Mechanical Engineering Technicians**
Mechanical Engineers***
Surveying Technicians**
Switch Tenders*
Transportation Inspectors**
Warehousing & Distribution Center Operations Pathway
Bridge & Gantry Crane Operators**
Central Supply Technicians*
Expediters*
Freight, Stock & Material Handlers*
Gas Plant Operators**
Grips*
Helper, Handler & Laborer Supervisors (must be
promoted)*
Hoist & Winch Operators*
Industrial Truck Operators*
Longshoring Equipment Operators**
Petroleum Plant Operators**
Production & Planning Clerks*
Riggers*
Transportation & Material Moving Supervisors**
Truck Crane Operators**
ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR SPECIFIC CAREERS
Algebra III
Chemistry
Economics; AP Microeconomics
Global Language
Government
Pre-Calculus; AP Calculus
WORK-BASED LEARNING
Job ShadowYouth Apprenticeship-Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
CO-CURRICULAR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Athletics/Intramurals
DECA
Forensics
Outdoor Club
Robotics Team
SkillsUSA
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