Move It
TexAs is on The move. every day,
everywhere in the northern, southern, eastern, and
western parts of the state, people and products
travel hundreds of thousands of miles of roads,
waterways, railroad tracks, and air routes—all
because of those who work in Transportation,
Distribution & Logistics. These professionals
are responsible for ensuring that everyone and
Hot Career Areas

everything gets to the right place on time at the Governor Rick Perry has
lowest possible cost. They are experts at planning
launched a strategic plan that
and project management, increasingly using
targets state efforts on six
industry clusters that economists
technology such as Global Positioning system
say will be the engines of
(GPs) satellites and Radio Frequency identification
economic growth in Texas.
(RFiD) tags to track the location of shipments.
As you plan your future, think about a career in
one of these new and emerging sectors.
if you are a mover and shaker, have a talent for
organization, or yearn to see new places, then • Advanced technologies & Manufacturing
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics could be
- Molecular technologist
- Sensor/robotics engineer
the right career cluster for you.
• Aerospace & Defense
- Aerospace engineer
- Unmanned autonomous vehicle engineer
• Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Bioinformatics specialist
- Biocontainment technician
THere are nearlY
• Information & Computer technology
- System integrator
80,000 mIles
- Computer game developer
of sTaTe-maInTaIned • Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products
HIgHwaYs In Texas.
- Petrochemical engineer
- Refinery process design engineer
• Energy
- Wind/solar energy engineer
- Geophysical (oil and gas) prospector
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