Transportation Pathway

Why Choose A Career in Transportation?

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Think travel, moving from one place to another. Think blue skies and puffy clouds, flying an airplane across the state or across the Atlantic. Think railways and train tracks, transporting cargo and people. Think automobiles and using your technical skills to repair engines and dented fenders.

If you travel down the Transportation Pathway you could find yourself employed by a car dealership as a lead automotive service technician, in the pilot’s seat of a 747, at the controls of a massive train engine or behind the wheel of a freight truck.

If you love figuring out what makes things work in a mechanical world, then this could be the pathway for you.

Do you like to work on anything with wheels? Have you always wanted to fly? Are you excited by steam engines? Do you like driving the open highways?

Then consider a career as a transportation manager, auto collision technician, airline pilot, railroad conductor, truck driver or aerospace engineer. Still not sure? Not to worry as there are a dozen more jobs focused on Transportation.

Pathway

For a plan of study that should serve as a general guide throughout your career path, see the Plan of Study.

High School Expectations
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Preparing for College
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Occupations

Click on the occupations below and read the job description. You can also explore resources on the Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS) website. Once at the website, click on the “full report” and view the employment outlook, current job openings, industry licensing information, wage information and skills employers want for specific occupations.

Industry Specific Certificates, On the Job Training (OJT) Associates Degree Bachelor’s Degree

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