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long that training lasts will depend on the manufacturer and the

complexity involved in that company’s assembly operation.

Transportation Trades

The way we get around, as a society, is

changing. As fossil fuel shortages and

environmental effects come into starker

relief, there is a growing push throughout the

United States and the world at large to utilize

more shared transportation (from public

transit to ridesharing services like Uber and

Lyft) or to reduce our footprint in other ways

(such as by biking or walking instead of

driving).

Despite these shifts, transit and transportation still remain

important. Getting to work, running errands, traveling, shipping

goods to their final destinations: these are vital processes that

aren’t going away any time soon, even as more people start to

think about transportation in new ways. As such, the skilled trades

careers that cluster around the transportation economy are mostly

expected to hold strong even as trends change. A few of those

careers include:

Auto service technicians and mechanics

The job: Auto mechanics and service technicians are respon-

sible for keeping our vehicles running as safely and efficiently as

possible. They work to inspect, repair, and maintain cars and trucks,

relying on general knowledge of automotive systems as well as

more specific knowledge about certain makes and models of

vehicles to deliver an effective service.