| Do you like to work with your hands? Do you like to work with people and things? Do you like to manage and schedule people and activities? Are you curious about how things work? Do you like to repair or make things? Do you enjoy working on cars, trucks, airplanes, engines, or machines? Can you see a problem through to its solution? If you answered "yes" to most of these questions, this may be the career path for you! | Description:
Careers in Automotive and Transportation are involved in the movement of people and goods from one place to another by air, land, or sea. |
| High School Diploma / On-the-Job Training | Junior / Technical / Community College or Apprenticeship | Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree / Doctorate |
| Truck Driver
Bus Driver Highway Maintenance Worker Numerical Control Machine Tool Operator Supervisor, General Heavy Equipment Operator Welder & Cutter Inspector/Grader/Tester Airport Ground Crew Ambulance Attendant/Driver Dispatcher Flight Attendant Fork Lift Operator Merchant Marine and Deckhand Railroad Transportation Worker Longshore Worker/Stevedore Taxi Driver and Chauffeur Reservation Agent |
Air Traffic Controller
Aircraft Mechanic Flight Attendant Industrial Traffic Manager Military Mechanic Airplane Pilot Production Coordinator Reservation Agent Scheduler Travel Agent |
Industrial Traffic Manager
Air Traffic Controller Mechanical Engineer Industrial Engineer Aerospace Engineer Inventor Marine Engineer & Architect Production Coordinator Industrial Traffic Manager Military Pilot Air & Marine Navigator Airplane Pilot Ship Captain Travel Agent |
| Community Activities | College Majors | School Activities (varies by campus) |
| Part-time Employment
Community Service Volunteer Explorer Public Library Volunteer Red Cross Volunteer YMCA/YWCA Volunteer Civil Air Patrol |
· Aeronautics
· Automotive Technology · Civil Engineering · City/Urban/Community/ Regional Planning · Mining & Mineral Engineering · Aerospace Engineering · Metallurgy · Machine Tool/Shop Operations · Environmental Sciences · Mechanical Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Air Traffic Control · Aviation and Airway Science · Merchant Marine Science · Travel and Tourism Management · Marketing |
UIL Academic Competition
Career Leadership Organizations National Honor Society Science Fair Student Government Club Officer Yearbook Assistant |
| Automotive Technician I Business Management Business Ownership Mathematical Models with Applications Keyboarding |
Physics Recordkeeping Accounting Business Law Computer Science Independent Study Mentorship |