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Title:
| Career Cluster: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics |
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Description:
| Find out about career opportunities in transportation, distribution, and logistics. Includes information on a variety of careers from taxi cab driver to airplane pilot. There are links to eThemes on career exploration and career interest assessments. |
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Grade Level:
| 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Resource Links:
| Careers in Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
This one-page PDF file includes a list of all the different occupations available in the career cluster.
Focusing Education on the Future
This ten-page PDF file includes an overview of the career paths within transportation, distribution, and logistics. Includes information about education needed and employment outlook.
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster
Page 16 of this 16-page PDF file includes a chart about careers in transportation, distribution, and logistics. Find out how much they pay and about the employment growth rate.
Transportation Video
This short video clip gives an overview of the kinds of careers available in transportation.
U.S. Department of Labor
Click on the links to learn about what you can expect from a career in transportation in the United States.
Transportation Careers, Jobs, and Employment Information
Read about several of the jobs available in this industry.
Maritime Job Descriptions
Find out which occupations deal with boats and transportation.
Automotive Mechanic
Learn what an automotive mechanic does and how you can train to become one.
Railway Conductor
Read an overview of this occupation. Find out what it takes to become a railway conductor.
Association of American Railroads
Watch this short video clip and discover what some jobs in the railroad industry are like. The video will open in RealPlayer.
Pilot
Find out how to become a pilot and what your life as a pilot would be like.
eThemes Resource: Careers: Exploration
This site contains information about careers. Students can explore different positions in fields such as medicine, military, architecture, and television. Learn about different jobs, the required skills, training, potential pay, and working conditions. Includes information about making a career plan. An eMINTS WebQuest on careers is linked. There are links to eThemes resources on job hunting and interest assesments.
eThemes Resource: Careers: Inventory and Interest Assessments
These sites contain online inventory and interest assessments. These assessments can help to create students' profiles, identify skills, abilities, specific interests, and help to find a right career. There are eThemes resources on career exploration and job hunting.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
C.8
MO Standards:
1.10, 4.8
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