NC Career Outlook: Transport Systems Technologies career pathway


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Transport Systems Technologies career pathway

occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Air Crew Officers	55-1011.00	*	*	*	*	*	*
Air Traffic Controllers	53-2021.00	CRE	long OJT	*	*	$53,730	$96,930
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	53-1011.00	*	work exp.	2.14	60	$29,380	$41,080
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers	55-1012.00	*	*	*	*	*	*
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Specialists	55-3012.00	*	*	*	*	*	*
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	49-3011.00	R	1,2 year	2.20	4,930	$34,720	$46,620
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	51-2011.00	R	long OJT	*	*	$28,900	$39,520
Airfield Operations Specialists	53-2022.00	*	long OJT	1.74	140	$23,930	$36,260
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	53-2011.00	REIC	Bachelor	*	*	$54,930	$108,390
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	53-3011.00	SRE	mod. OJT	1.93	720	$17,910	$23,850
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Armored Assault Vehicle Crew Members	55-3013.00	*	*	*	*	*	*
Armored Assault Vehicle Officers	55-1013.00	*	*	*	*	*	*
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	49-3021.00	R	long OJT	1.26	4,720	$27,300	$41,560
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	49-3022.00	R	long OJT	1.66	470	$25,450	$31,510
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	49-3023.00	R	1,2 year	1.69	22,460	$24,070	$38,860
Avionics Technicians	49-2091.00	R	1,2 year	*	*	$40,280	$47,210
Bicycle Repairers	49-3091.00	R	mod. OJT	1.98	140	$20,710	$25,500
Bridge and Lock Tenders	53-6011.00	RC	short OJT	*	*	*	*
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	49-3031.00	R	1,2 year	1.36	8,380	$28,620	$38,580
Bus Drivers, School	53-3022.00	RS	short OJT	1.60	16,310	$18,760	$23,580
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	53-3021.00	RS	mod. OJT	1.96	3,890	$20,210	$31,390
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	53-5021.00	ERC	work exp.	1.19	280	$18,790	$35,490
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	53-7061.00	R	short OJT	1.41	10,680	$14,730	$19,890
Commercial Pilots	53-2012.00	REIC	1,2 year	1.50	630	$40,430	$66,820
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	53-7011.00	R	short OJT	0.14	970	$15,580	$24,300
Dredge Operators	53-7031.00	R	mod. OJT	1.63	130	$22,970	$28,460
Driver/ Sales Workers	53-3031.00	ERS	short OJT	0.29	15,910	$14,550	$23,330
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	49-2093.00	R	1,2 year	1.52	390	$29,280	$39,250
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	49-2096.00	R	1,2 year	1.24	690	$22,640	$31,640
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators	53-7032.00	R	mod. OJT	1.64	2,170	$24,960	$32,280
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	53-1021.00	ECR	work exp.	1.55	7,350	$27,110	$40,290
First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	53-1031.00	ERC	work exp.	0.92	9,440	$32,560	$48,310
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Flight Attendants	39-6031.00	ESA	long OJT	*	*	$23,360	$43,200
Hoist and Winch Operators	53-7041.00	R	mod. OJT	*	*	*	*
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	53-7051.00	R	short OJT	-0.14	21,730	$20,580	$27,740
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	53-7062.00	R	short OJT	0.73	81,020	$16,740	$23,220
Locomotive Engineers	53-4011.00	RC	work exp.	0.51	950	*	*
Locomotive Firers	53-4012.00	RC	work exp.	*	*	*	*
Material Moving Workers, all other	53-7199.99	R	mod. OJT	1.90	340	$14,970	$21,460
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	49-3042.00	R	1,2 year	1.92	3,320	$30,940	$38,680
Motor Vehicle Operators, all other	53-3099.99	R	short OJT	0.37	5,560	$18,800	$26,290
Motorboat Mechanics	49-3051.00	R	long OJT	1.70	910	$23,660	$32,610
Motorboat Operators	53-5022.00	RE	mod. OJT	*	*	*	*
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Motorcycle Mechanics	49-3052.00	R	long OJT	1.68	520	$22,990	$34,490
Painters, Transportation Equipment	51-9122.00	R	mod. OJT	1.09	1,450	$26,200	$39,250
Rail Car Repairers	49-3043.00	R	long OJT	0.23	390	$31,580	$43,660
Rail Transportation Workers, all other	53-4099.99	R	mod. OJT	*	*	$22,100	$28,150
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	53-4013.00	R	work exp.	-4.06	60	*	*
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	47-4061.00	R	mod. OJT	*	*	$26,050	$33,350
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators	53-4021.00	RC	work exp.	*	*	$27,900	$38,770
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	53-4031.00	REC	work exp.	0.61	650	*	*
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	49-3092.00	R	long OJT	2.55	170	$25,440	$31,770
Sailors and Marine Oilers	53-5011.00	RC	short OJT	*	*	$28,200	$38,340
Ship Engineers	53-5031.00	REC	1,2 year	0.44	110	$34,950	$42,020
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Shuttle Car Operators	53-7111.00	R	short OJT	*	*	*	*
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	49-9097.00	R	mod. OJT	*	*	*	*
Subway and Streetcar Operators	53-4041.00	RC	*	*	*	*	*
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	53-7121.00	R	mod. OJT	3.02	180	$28,140	$34,410
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	53-3041.00	R	short OJT	1.30	4,260	$17,160	$22,090
Tire Builders	51-9197.00	R	mod. OJT	-1.46	1,580	$17,500	$26,370
Tire Repairers and Changers	49-3093.00	R	short OJT	2.61	3,780	$17,680	$23,460
Traffic Technicians	53-6041.00	RIC	short OJT	1.88	120	$24,040	$34,220
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants and Baggage Porters	39-6032.00	ES	short OJT	1.20	160	$16,720	$24,910
Transportation Inspectors	53-6051.00	RC	work exp.	2.61	390	$30,790	$55,690
Transportation Workers, all other	53-6099.99	*	short OJT	1.60	740	$16,900	$25,800
occupation	SOC code	interests	minimum education	growth outlook	current workers	salary entry	salary all
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	11-3071.00	EC	work exp.	0.90	2,440	$47,660	$76,780
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	53-3032.00	R	mod. OJT	1.17	57,550	$26,780	$39,030
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	53-3033.00	R	short OJT	1.20	33,050	$19,920	$30,060

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SOC Codes

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system classifies all careers and assigns a unique number to each. This SOC number can be used to follow up with other career databases.

Interests

Interests are the likes and dislikes of people who work in each career. Matching your interests can help you find a career that will be more satisfying and rewarding for you than occupations that do not meet your interests. Knowing your work interests can help you decide what kinds of jobs and careers you want to explore.

People and work environments can be classified into these six different groups:

Realistic - "Doers" - People who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to work with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors.
Investigative - "Thinkers" - People who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems.
Artistic - "Creators" - People who have artistic, innovating or intuitional abilities and like to work in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity.
Social - "Helpers" - People who like to work with people to enlighten, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words.
Enterprising - "Persuaders" - People who like to work with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for organizational goals or economic gain.
Conventional - "Organizers" - People who like to work with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions.

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Minimum Postsecondary Education Required

Minimum education is the usual minimum level of postsecondary (after high school) education required for each career.

Some careers have on-the-job training (OJT), which means that you go straight to the job and learn while you work.

short OJT - Short on-the-job training (less than one month)
mod. OJT - Moderate on-the-job training (1 to 12 months)
long OJT - Long on-the-job training (more than one year). Long OJT usually includes community college or trade school courses.

Some careers require further education after high school before starting the career.

1,2 year - One- or two-year program at a trade school or community college
Associate - Associate's degree - two-year degree program at a community college
Bachelor - Bachelor's degree - four-year degree program at a college or university
Bach+work - Bachelor's degree plus related work experience
Master - Master's degree - two or more years after Bachelor's degree
Doctorate - Doctorate degree - three or more years after Bachelor's degree
Profess. - Professional degree - three or more years after Bachelor's degree
work exp. - Work experience in a related occupation

Growth Outlook

Growth outlook is the projected growth of the number of career openings per year in North Carolina from 2006 to 2016. High growth means that the number of openings are increasing, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is good. Low growth means that there may not be any openings, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is not very good.

low - (red color) - below average projected growth rate (less than 1% growth per year)
moderate - (green color) - average projected growth rate (between 1 and 2.1% growth per year)
high - (blue color) - above average projected growth rate (over 2.1% growth per year)

White background indicates that growth outlook information is not available.

Number of Current Workers in NC

Current workers (2006 data) is the number of people in North Carolina who are full-time and part-time employees, workers on paid vacation or other type of paid leave, workers assigned temporarily to other units and paid owners, officers and staff of incorporated firms. This excludes proprietors, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, unpaid family workers, workers on unpaid leave and contractors and temporary agency employees not on the company payroll.

Entry-Level NC Salaries

Salary entry is the average salary for all entry-level (first-year) workers in this career in North Carolina. The entry wage is the mean of the first third of the wage distribution from the 2008 Occupational Employment Statistics combined wage file.

Salary includes straight time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, tips, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay, commissions, production bonuses and on-call pay are included. Excluded is back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and tuition reimbursements.

Average NC Salaries

Salary all is the average salary for all workers in this career in North Carolina. Data were prepared from the 2008 Occupational Employment Statistics combined wage file.

The data come from multiple data tables from the NC Employment Security Commission - Labor Market Information. Blanks in this table represent missing data, some due to confidentiality because of small numbers of workers in an occupation.

Database updated 09/02/09

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