The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster focuses on planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water and related professional support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment, and
facility maintenance.
There are 240 million cars on the road today and millions of them of them are in need of maintenance or repair. So, if you like to get your hands dirty—although a lot of car repairs use computer diagnostics—there’s no lack of work for today’s automotive service technicians and mechanics. Automotive service technicians and mechanics, often called service technicians or service techs, inspect, maintain and repair cars and light trucks.
While there is little to no growth expected in the field, well-qualified and experienced service techs are expected to do well. Mechanics make $32K per year on average in the DC metro area. Entry level jobs require an apprenticeship or industry recognized credential. And there are 1,000 job openings annually in the DC metro area. For more information on LMI data click here.
Automotive Basics
Automotive Technology I
Automotive Technology II
Practicum in Transportation Systems
