Go! Magazine posted on April 13, 2018 It’s time for another Go! Careers. But this time, we’re all the way up north in Alaska! Alaska has some pretty extreme road conditions, and so trucking plays an essential role for getting goods and supplies to the people who live there. This kind of delivery service entails…
Go! Magazine posted on December 28, 2017 Now, for some, this may not be a “career” per se, but for those looking for a flexible job in a big city, you might want to “earn your stripes.” Being a taxi driver is different today than it was a decade ago because of services like Uber…
Go! Magazine posted on December 19, 2017 Choo choo…all aboard the career train! This time for our Transportation & me featured career, we’re talking about railroads. Although people don’t travel by train as much as they used to, there’s still plenty of them traveling across the country today—and plenty of opportunities to ride them as…
Go! Magazine posted on December 13, 2017 In our last Transportation & me article, we looked at what it takes to be a pilot. Airplanes take us where we need to go, and where there is a pilot in the air, there’s also an air traffic controller on the ground. Becoming an air traffic controller…
Go! Magazine posted on December 4, 2017 Transportation doesn’t just happen on land, it happens in the air and across the water. For our next few careers in transportation, we’re taking to the skies. Specifically, we’ll be talking about what it takes to be a pilot. By definition, a pilot is “a person who operates…
Go! Magazine posted on November 20, 2017 Have you ever wanted a job where you could take off to sail the wide, open sea? Maybe a position as a water transportation worker is right for you. “Water transportation worker” is a broad term that includes jobs like merchant mariner, captain, mate, pilot, sailor, ship engineer,…
Go! Magazine posted on May 26, 2017 When most people think about a career as a “stylist,” they assume it’s in the fashion industry. But what if we were to tell you that you could be a stylist in the transportation industry? Talk about a “stylin” career! As an automotive stylist or designer, you’d get…
Go! Magazine p osted on May 22, 2017 You might be surprised, but transportation can commit crimes too. This month, as we look at some unique transportation-related careers, a forensics expert does come to mind. Forensics or “scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime” isn’t just for the movies. But…
Go! Magazine posted on May 8, 2017 Is working in the transportation industry the right career path for you? Before you answer, consider this: There may be jobs and opportunities out there that you haven’t even thought of yet. One exciting transportation-related career is that of a traffic planner, or, in other words, a “logistical”…
Go! Magazine posted on September 28, 2016 When you envision scientists, engineers, and inventors, what do you see? Picture this: You hear seabirds call to one another as you look out over the shoreline. This is your office. This is the life of a port engineer! Let’s start simple: What’s a port? Why does it…