Engineering and Industrial Technology

Overview

Engineering and Industrial Technology occupations are jobs that require solving problems and working primarily with computers, machines, tools, robotics, and materials, such as food, ceramics, wood, plastics, or metal. This is a very diverse field that includes hands-on and mind-on skills. This field offers a vast array of fun careers that include the opportunity to design your own creations. Technical careers are vital to the efficient functioning of a society in the operation, design, manufacturing and repair of its equipment and machinery. Economic health is measured, in part, by the amount and quality of manufacturing and construction. All of these areas offer important career opportunities.

If you...

• have good observation skills
• have ideas about how to improve the quality of products
• desire to build your own creations
• enjoy mixing colors and matching fabric and materials
• have visions of new products, machines and buildings
• can work quickly and skillfully with your hands
• possess mechanical aptitude and the ability to work with tools
• can work independently and also cooperatively as part of a team
• can use logic to solve problems

This career pathway is for you!

Related Activities:

• Academic Decathlon
• Art Club
• Auto Mechanics Competition
• Electronics Club
• Industrial Trade Competition
• Job Shadowing
• Junior Engineering Technology Society (JETS)
• Local, Regional, State and National Technology Competitions
• Maintenance for Churches or Other Public Organizations
• On-the-Job Training
• Pair-Up and Repair Volunteer Science and Technology 2000
• Scouting Activities
• Skills USA--Vocational Industrial Club of America
• Technology Student Association