Dread the idea of working in a cubicle for fifty years? Yearning for a job that's creative and fun? Check out these toy industry careers today! Creating, designing, testing, improving, and packaging toys and games are just some of the many toy industry careers. Many different STEM skills are required to take an idea for [READ MORE]
Both high school and college graduates can apply their technology skills to achieve success in these advanced manufacturing careers. The term manufacturing often brings to mind assembly lines and mass production of anything from vehicles to computers. But there is much more to the field of manufacturing, especially in advanced manufacturing careers. There are many [READ MORE]
These amazing health care careers allow you to use your STEM skills to help others—without the time and expense of medical school. High school graduates interested in the fast-growing field of health care have many options to choose from that connect them with both technical and service positions in the medical field. Whether you're looking [READ MORE]
Increasing production to become more profitable is the goal of every manufacturer and companies rely upon an advanced manufacturing engineer to achieve that goal. When buying school supplies, clothing, or even a new car, people don't often think about how those things were designed, the machines used to manufacture them, or how much it cost [READ MORE]
Many important transportation careers are in demand to meet the challenge of getting everyone where they want to go and everything where it needs to be, efficiently and on time. Students interested in transportation careers should investigate the opportunities available to every STEM Type and at different education and training levels. Managing not only trains, [READ MORE]
Designing, installing, and repairing electrical systems in commercial buildings is the job of a commercial electrician. Of the many jobs available in the construction industry, the commercial electrician may be the most important because electrical power is required for almost everything that services the building equipment and provides lighting, heating, and air conditioning for the [READ MORE]
Freight and passenger trains are an important part of the transportation industry where a career as railroad conductor is available to high school graduates. AmTrak has set passenger records in the past 11 years, according to the National Association of Railroad Passengers, and the U.S. Department of Commerce confirms that about 300,000 people are employed [READ MORE]
Operation of high-tech equipment and good communication with both patients and doctors are the skills required of a diagnostic medical sonographer. Because of the aging U.S. population, and the medical issues and necessary care that the elderly face, health care needs are also increasing. The availability of jobs in the health care field is growing [READ MORE]
A new school year is just around the corner. Instead of dreading going back, take a few simple steps now to make sure this is your best school year ever. If you want this school year to be different than the last, you need to think about it and prepare differently in these last few [READ MORE]
Math is not just something you have to learn, it's something you have to do -- and that horrible fear that you can't do it is math anxiety. Learning addition, subtraction, maybe even division and multiplication, was not too hard. All of those drills and flashcards in elementary school helped you to learn basic math. [READ MORE]
