Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Driver, Over the Road Driver (OTR Driver), Road Driver, Truck Driver
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Air Transportation; Air Transportation Superintendent; Fuels Journeyman; Ground Transportation Helper; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Apprentice, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance; Munitions Systems Craftsman; Nuclear Weapons Apprentice; Pavements and Construction Equipment; Weather
Air Defense (AD) Battle Management System Operator; Ammunition Specialist; Bridge Crewmember; Construction Engineering Supervisor; Firefighter; Maintenance Supervisor; PATRIOT Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer; Plumber; Self Propelled Artillery Systems Maintainer; Technical Engineer
Aviation Maintenance Technician; Damage Controlman; Gunner's Mate; Machinery Technician; Storekeeper
Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Crewmember; Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) Crewmember; Combat Engineer; Cryogenics Equipment Operator; Engineer Equipment Operator; M1A1 Tank Crewman; Motor Vehicle Operator; Semitrailer Refueler Operator
Equipment Operator
What they do:
Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license.
On the job, you would:
- Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
- Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
- Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Business
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- quickly decide if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part
Spatial
- know where things are around you
- imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
Vision
- see details that are far away
- see details up close
Reaction Time and Speed
- quickly move your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Fog Line Software Truckn Pro
- TruckersHelper
Route navigation software
- ALK Technologies PC*Miler
- MarcoSoft Quo Vadis
Spreadsheet software
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high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
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