Description: Careers involved with the application of scientific principles to solve practical problems and to design, produce and improve products and systems. They also include the design, repair, maintenance and assembly of products ranging from huge earth-moving equipment to the microminiaturaized parts of an electronic instrument; planning, designing, building, and repairing structures; movement of people and goods from one place to another by air, land, or sea.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

High School Diploma/On-the-Job Training

Broadcast Technician	Photo Laboratory Worker
Carpet Installer	Plasterer
Cement Mason	Printing Press Operator
Construction Laborer	Radio Operator
Dental Laboratory Technician	Sheet Metal Worker
Drywall Installer	Robotics Technician
Electronic Equipment Repairer	Surveyor
Engineering Technician	Roofer
Equipment Mechanic	Telephone Installer & Repairer
Heavy Equipment Operator	Tile Setter
Highway Maintenance Worker	Tool & Die Maker
Jewelery and Watch Repairer	Water Treatment Technician
Locksmith	Welder
Ophthalmic Lab Technician	Woodworker
Painter

Associate Degree/Technical Training

Aircraft Mechanic	Laser Technician
Automobile Mechanic/Technician	Laser/Electro-Optics Technician
Brickmason/Stonemason	Machinist
Clinical Laboratory Technician	Mechanic
Computer Programmer	Plumber & Pipe Fitter
Construction & Building Inspector	Photoengraver and Lithographer
Dental Laboratory Technician	Precision Optics Technician
Drafter	Quality Control Technician
Electrician	Science Technician
General Contractor	Systems Analyst
Heating & Cooling Mechanic	Technical Writer
Heavy Equipment Mechanic	Technologist
Home Appliance Power Tool Repair	TV and Radio Repairer

Baccalaureate Degree/Master’s/ Doctorate

Aerospace Engineer	Industrial Engineer
Agricultural Engineer	Landscape Architecture
Agricultural Scientist	Marine Biologist
Aircraft Designer	Mathematician
Architect	Mechanical Engineer
Astronomer	Metallurgical/Materials Engineer
Biological Scientist	Meteorologist
Chemical Engineer	Mining Engineer
Chemist	Physicist
Civil Engineering	Research Worker
Computer Programmer	Science Technician
Construction Management	Statistician
Electrical/Electronics Engineer	Systems Analyst
Geographer	Urban & Regional Planning
Geologist

TYPICAL MAJORS

Aerospace Engineering	Geology
Agricultural Engineering	Industrial Engineering
Aircraft Mechanics	Marine Biology
Architectural Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Astronomy	Metallurgy
Biochemistry	Microbiology
Biology	Mining and Mineral Engineering
Chemistry	Molecular Biology
Civil Engineering	Natural Resource Management
Computer Programmer	Physical Science
Electrical Engineering	Physics
Geography	Polymer/Plastic Engineering

RELATED ACTIVITIES

Community Based

Boys and Girls Club	Scouting Activities
4-H Club	Sports Activities
Part-time Employment

School Based Activities

Environmental Club	Photo Club
Leadership	Physics Day
National Honor Society	Science Club
PALS	Destination Imagination
Video Productions

Pathways