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Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technician and Technologist
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Do you like working with robotics and cutting-edge machines? Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologist and technician help engineers in designing and testing robotics equipment. They use testing tools to test performance of electromechanical equipment. They may analyze diagrams to determine order of assembly. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians test and operate some of the most advanced equipment available. They may work with unmanned aircraft to get visual… Read more
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician
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Industrial engineering technicians and technologists work in a lot of different places. They work side by side with engineers to set up and fix processes and machines. Do you like to work with puzzles? If so, you could apply problem solving skills to helping companies improve the way they make products or serve customers. Whether you'd like to work in a factory, office, repair shop or healthcare organization, there is a place for you as an Industrial Engineering Technician or Technologist. Read more
Industrial Health & Safety Engineer
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Think of all the jobs in the world that involve machinery, chemicals, toxins, radiation, loud noise, or travel to places above or below Earth's surface—all of these jobs carry an element of risk to the workers. Industrial health and safety engineers work to minimize this risk. They inspect work sites and help workers and companies understand and comply with safety laws. They use their knowledge of mechanical processes, chemistry, and human psychology and performance to anticipate… Read more
Industrial Production Manager
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An industrial production manager is like the leader of a team that makes things in a factory. They plan and organize how things will be made, make sure everyone knows what to do, and check that everything is working correctly. They also make sure the things being made are good quality and safe. If there are any problems, they figure out how to fix them so that production can keep going smoothly. It's a bit like being the captain of a sports team, but instead of playing games, they help make… Read more
Machinist and Tool and Die Maker
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Machinists and tool and die makers set up and operate machine tools to make custom metal parts, instruments and tools. These tools and parts go into machines that are needed to help keep factories and machines running smoothly. A machinist may read drawings or blueprints to set up and operate machine tools. A machinist can monitor machine tools but also can work with their hands to shape parts to specific measurements. A tool and die maker can create and fix metal forms that make metal or… Read more
Mapping Technician
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Essential members of any construction team include mapping and surveying technicians—the "instrument people"—who set up and operate special equipment that measures distances, curves, elevations, and angles between points on Earth's surface. These technicians then take the data gathered by the instruments and create maps and charts on a computer. About half of their work is spent in hands-on, high-technology data collection in the field, while the other half is spent in an… Read more
Methane Gas Generation System Technician
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Every day, trash collectors across the nation haul our garbage (minus the recyclables) to a landfill. There, the garbage decomposes into gas and leachate. This sounds gross, but the good news is that the gas can be used to create electricity. Landfill gas-collection power plants harvest the methane gas from landfills, then burn it to generate electricity. These power plants need people to keep the equipment functioning properly. Methane gas generation systems technicians are responsible for… Read more
Sustainability Specialist
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Are you passionate about the environment? Do you like developing and implementing new ideas? Do you enjoy talking with people about how humans impact nature? If these things are true about you, then you may be the ideal candidate for a job as a sustainability specialist. Sustainability specialists work in large and small corporations and universities to design and execute energy and resource conservation programs that reduce their employers' impact on the environment. This is a great career for… Read more
Transportation Planner
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Do you spend time enjoying a city park? The next time you go, take a minute to look around and see how other people arrive at the park. Some people may walk to the park on a maintained pathway. Others may come via the subway, if one is located close by. Still others may be dropped off by car, at a designated curb. A few may even bicycle to the park. But who plans all of these different ways of getting to the park? Well, that would be a transportation planner, who figures out how to get all of… Read more
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