Careers in Transportation

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Careers in Transportation
Sample careers within transportation industry
Transportation demand facts
Links to transportation agencies

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The Nation Needs You!
Click on the following web-sites to search for
careers available within the Agency
http//www.fra.dot.gov/us/jobs
http//www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_o
ffices/ahr/jobs_careers/
Maritime Administration
Texas Department of Transportation
http//www.crowley.com/careers/marad-jobs.asp
http//www.dot.state.tx.us/careers/default.htm
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http//www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/careers.htm
http//www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
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Transportation Demand Facts

• Population
• Increase by over 25 million in a decade
• Reached 300 million in
• Oct. 2007
• Employees
• Decrease by 42 in the next decade
• Department Budgets
• Increase by 56 due to the demand for
  professionals and reduced interest

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Materials Testing Technician

• Education and Experience
• Education equivalent to completion of an
  Associate degree in engineering technology
• Duties
• Inspects, samples, and tests constructional
  materials for compliance with plans and
  specifications on all types of public works
  projects

Salary Range 36,562 - 46,654
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Concrete Construction Special Inspector

• Education and Certification
• A Minimum of two years of college or technical
  school, earning at least 60 credit hours
• Certification as an ACI Concrete Field Testing
  Technician - Grade I
• Duties
• Inspect and record the results of concrete
  construction inspection based on codes and job
  specifications

Salary Range 36,250 54,750
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Dispatcher

• Education
• Associates (AA) Degree
• Duties
• Supervise and coordinate of the movement of
  products between the loading terminal(s) and the
  customers facility in the most prompt and
  efficient manner possible while insuring all
  procedures and directives of management
  concerning dispatch

Salary 28,751 - 34,764
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Warehouse Supervisor

• Education
• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from
  two-year college or technical school
• Duties
• Selects, trains, directs and motivates employees
  evaluates performance and recommends salary
  actions. Assists in warehouse work to ensure
  daily operations. Must be acknowledgeable in
  company policies, plans, and benefits. Warehouse
  Manager Driving are needed for all shifts
  include Forklift, Cox Vehicle, and EZ.

Salary 32,896 - 59,514  
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Rail Yard Engineers

• Education
• Associates (AA) Degree
• Duties
• Drives switching locomotive within railroad yard
  to switch railroad cars, inspects engine at start
  and end of shift, observes oil, air, and steam
  pressure gauges, and water level, inspects track
  for defects, and assists in installation or
  repair of rails and ties

Salary 32,740 43,559
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Civil CAD Drafter

• Education
• Associates Degree in Civil Technology or related
  field Proficient with AutoCad 2-4 years
  experience as civil technician
• Duties
• Assist in the preparation of construction
  drawings for land development and municipal
  projects, such as subdivisions, utility design
  and distribution, storm water systems,
  streets/roadways, wastewater collection and water
  distribution systems

Salary 32,400 44,750
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Traffic Technician

• Education
• Completion of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in
  electronics technology at an accredited community
  college
• Duties
• Gather and analyze information about traffic
  conditions, set up counters to learn how many
  vehicles use the road or intersection during the
  day, then build a picture of the site and attempt
  to understand what drivers experience when they
  drive through that area.

Salary 38,988 48,312
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Sign Technician

• Education
• 2 years experience in computer graphics
• Technical training in computer-aided drafting may
  be substituted for experience
• Duties
• Performs skilled work in the production, repair
  and installation of signs and performs skilled
  carpentry work

Salary 38,988 48,312
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Customer Logistics Manager

• Education
• Associates Degree in Supply Chain Logistics,
  Transportation, Business or related field need
  with a Bachelor degree preferred
• Duties
• Responsible for all aspects of operations and
  account management
• Duties of this position include customer service,
  routing and driver management.

Salary 38,988 48,312
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Quality Control Manager

• Education
• Associates degree
• State certifications and advanced training in
  asphalt mix designs
•   Duties
• Supervise the entire process of ensuring quality
  HMA materials
• These researchers also develop new HMA mix
  designs for the roads of tomorrow.

Salary 38,000 63,000
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Cargo and Freight Agents

• Education
• Associates degree
• Duties
• Expedite and route movement of incoming and
  outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline,
  train, and trucking terminals, and shipping docks
• Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine
  shipping charges and tariffs

Salary 25,720 - 43,250
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Airplane Assemblers

• Education
• Associates Degree
• Duties
• Inspect and measure parts prior to assembly
• Fit and install aircraft skins, frames, controls,
  and other systems
• Join and align the pieces of the frame

Salary 34,379 53,760