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INDUSTRY:

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

A career in this industry might include driving trucks, trains, or aircraft. It may also include maintaining delivery systems or repair for vehicles in a distribution network.

There are 65 careers in this industry

A transportation worker at a container port with a container ship in the background.

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.

  • Median Salary:$46,970
  • Most Common Education:Post-secondary certificate

Avionics Technicians

Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.

  • Median Salary:$75,450
  • Most Common Education:Post-secondary certificate

Bicycle Repairers

Repair and service bicycles.

  • Median Salary:$36,250
  • Most Common Education:Less than high school

Billing and Posting Clerks

Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.

  • Median Salary:$42,810
  • Most Common Education:Some college

Bridge and Lock Tenders

Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

  • Median Salary:$47,280
  • Most Common Education:High school

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.

  • Median Salary:$54,360
  • Most Common Education:Post-secondary certificate

Bus Drivers, School

Drive a school bus to transport students. Ensure adherence to safety rules. May assist students in boarding or exiting.

  • Median Salary:$41,270
  • Most Common Education:Not available

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.

  • Median Salary:$50,890
  • Most Common Education:High school

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard.

  • Median Salary:$95,210
  • Most Common Education:High school

Cargo and Freight Agents

Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

  • Median Salary:$46,860
  • Most Common Education:Bachelor's degree