Aug 16, 2018 | Skilled Trades, STEM, Trade Schools
What an Environmental Science and Protection Technician Does Public health is often affected by the environment. If there is some type of contamination or pollution making people ill, it’s up to environmental science and protection technicians to help find the cause...
Aug 16, 2018 | Jobs, Skilled Trades, STEM, Trade Schools
What an Environmental Engineering Technician Does As an environmental engineering technician, you’ll be the one who takes what the environmental engineer plans and initiates it. You’ll either be working in a lab or in the field, depending on the nature of the job....
Aug 14, 2018 | Electrical, HVAC, Jobs, Mechanic, Medical, Plumbing, Skilled Trades, STEM, Trade Schools, Welding
Times, they are a-changin’. No longer is a traditional college degree the end-all. In fact, there are no guarantees that with a bachelor’s degree you’ll even find a job in your field. Trade and vocational schools are on the cutting edge of becoming en vogue again, and...
Aug 14, 2018 | Salary, Skilled Trades, STEM, Trade Schools
What a Computer Systems Analyst Does You’re also known as a systems architect. That means you take a hard, detailed look into a company’s computer system and see what you can do to make it operate in a more organized and efficient way. Your job will entail: Meeting...
Aug 13, 2018 | Electrical, Jobs, Mechanic, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
Elevators, escalators, and other types of people movers break down. You’ve seen it happen at the mall: The escalator isn’t moving, and mall customers are marching up the stairs or lining up at the working elevators. And you’ve definitely seen it happen in...
Aug 10, 2018 | Electrical, Jobs, Mechanic, Salary, Skilled Trades, STEM, Trade Schools
What a Wind Turbine Technician Does More often than not, when you drive through a rural landscape, majestic metal windmill structures dot the horizon. Their three blades rotate to the beat of the wind, transferring it to energy through a process stored within the wind...
Aug 1, 2018 | Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
What an Administrative Assistant Does If you’re highly organized, great with people, and have a way with the written word, then you would make a very fine administrative assistant. You could work in the corporate world, for a lawyer, in the medical industry, or...
Jul 30, 2018 | Medical, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
What a Veterinary Assistant Does You’re a sucker for animals. Being hands-on and caring for them is how you see your life going. As a veterinary assistant, you’ll be working under the supervision of vet techs and veterinarians doing tasks such as: Feeding, bathing,...
Jul 17, 2018 | Jobs, Real Estate, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
What a Real Estate Agent Does As a real estate agent, you’ll be helping to sell or rent out residential dwellings or commercial properties. You can be a seller’s agent, meaning you represent the owner of the property. Or you can work directly with the buyer, helping...
Jul 17, 2018 | Electrical, Jobs, Mechanic, Salary, Skilled Trades, Trade Schools
What an Industrial Mechanic Does There are many factories, all filled with different types of machines relevant to whichever industry they’re used for. Those machines break down, and it takes an industrial mechanic, machine mechanic, or millwright trained in the ways...
