Chapter 5 Types of Careers
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Pathways and Career Options
Transportation
Operations
Air & Space Transportation Manager • Airplane Pilot & Copilot • Flight Attendant
• Air Traffi c Controller • Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor • Rail Dispatcher •
Locomotive Engineer • Railroad Brake, Signal, & Switch Operator • Train Crew
Member • Yard Worker • Water Transportation Manager • Captain • Sailor &
Marine • Ship & Boat Captain • Ship Engineer
Logistics Planning
and Management
Services
Logistician • Logistics Manager • Logistics Engineer • Logistics Analyst • Logistics
Consultant • International Logistics Manager
Warehousing and
Distribution Center
Operations
Warehouse Manager • Storage & Distribution Manager • Industrial & Packaging
Engineer • Traffi c, Shipping, & Receiving Clerk • Production, Planning, &
Expediting Clerk • First-Line Supervisor & Manager • Laborer & Material Mover •
Machine & Vehicle Operator • Laborer & Freight Stock Material Mover • Car, Truck,
& Ship Loader • Packer & Packager
Facility and
Mobile Equipment
Maintenance
Facility Maintenance Manager & Engineer • Industrial Equipment Repair
Technician • Industrial Electrician • Electrical & Electronic Technician • Mobile
Heavy Equipment Repair Technician • Aerospace Engineering & Operations
Technician • Aircraft Repair & Service Technician • Power Plant Technician •
Aircraft Engine Specialist • Aircraft Body & Bonded Structure Repairer
Transportation
Systems/Infrastructure
Planning,
Management, and
Regulation
Urban & Regional Planner • Civil Engineer • Engineering Technician • Surveying &
Mapping Technician • Government Service Executive • Environmental Compliance
Inspector • Air Traffi c Controller • Aviation Inspector • Traffi c Engineer • Traffi c
Technician • Motor Vehicle Inspector • Freight Inspector • Railroad Inspector •
Marine Cargo Inspector • Vessel Traffi c Control Specialists
Health, Safety, and
Environmental
Management
Health & Safety Manager • Industrial Health & Safety Engineer • Environmental
Scientist & Specialist • Environmental Science & Protection Technician •
Environmental Manager & Engineer • Environmental Compliance Inspector •
Safety Analyst
Sales and Service
Marketing Manager • Sales Manager • Sales Representative (Transportation &
Logistics Services) • Reservation, Travel & Transportation Agent or Clerk • Cargo
& Freight Agent • Customer Service Manager • Customer Service Representative
• Customer Order & Billing Clerk • Cashier, Counter, or Rental Clerk
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics