Career Possibilities
Construction Manager
Construction managers plan, direct, and coordinate a wide variety of construction projects, including the building of all types of residential, commercial, and industrial structures, roads, bridges, wastewater treatment plants, and schools and hospitals. Construction managers may oversee an entire project or just part of one. They schedule and coordinate all design and construction processes, including the selection, hiring, and oversight of specialty trade contractors, but they usually do not do any actual construction of the structure. Construction managers are salaried or self-employed managers who oversee construction supervisors and workers. Managers coordinate and supervise the construction process from the conceptual development stage through final construction, making sure that the project gets done on time and within budget. They often work with owners, engineers, architects, and others who are involved in the construction process.
Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook
Environmental Science Technician
Environmental science techniciansperform laboratory and field tests to monitor environmental resources and determine the contaminants and sources of pollution in the environment. They may collect samples for testing or be involved in abating and controlling sources of environmental pollution. Some are responsible for waste management operations, control and management of hazardous materials inventory, or general activities involving regulatory compliance. Many environmental science technicians employed at private consulting firms work directly under the supervision of an environmental scientist.
Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook
Production Manager
Production managers plan, direct, and coordinate the production activities required to produce the vast array of goods. They make sure that production meets output and quality goals while remaining within budget. Depending on the size of the manufacturing plant, production managers may oversee the entire plant or just one area. They devise methods to use the plant's personnel and capital resources to best meet production goals; determine which machines will be used, whether new machines need to be purchased, whether overtime or extra shifts are necessary; and what the sequence of production will be. They monitor the production run to make sure that it stays on schedule and correct any problems that may arise. Part of a production manager's job is to come up with ways to make the production process more efficient. They also monitor product standards and implement quality control programs. They make sure the finished product meets a certain level of quality, and if not, they try to find out what the problem is and find a solution.
Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook
Technical Marketing Representative
Technical Marketing Representatives serve as subject matter experts and lead technical marketing projects. They provide technical knowledge about products at sales meetings, tradeshows, conferences, and webinars. Some specialize in planning, organizing, developing and revising market requirement specifications, customer technical documentation, solution briefs, data sheets, owners' manuals, and product descriptions. They must have the ability to research and analyze technical content and sometimes translate it into layman's terminology. They are called upon to translate technical designs into higher level solutions resulting in increased efficiency or customer satisfaction.
Territorial Sales Representative
Sales representatives are an important part of manufacturers' and wholesalers' success. Regardless of the type of product they sell, sales representatives' primary duties are to make wholesale and retail buyers and purchasing agents interested in their merchandise and to address any of their clients' questions and concerns. Sales representatives demonstrate their products and explain how using those products can reduce costs and increase sales
Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook
