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Hvac Agent: Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] HVAC employment resource lists over 1,000 HVAC jobs in the United States for job seekers in the heating, AC, and refrigeration industry.
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Careers New Zealand

Careers New Zealand: Meat/seafood Process Worker

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the occupation of meat grader, including working conditions, training, wages and job outlook. Includes profile of a meat processor.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Architectural and Engineering Managers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the work of engineering, science and computer systems managers, their training requirements and the prospects for these occupations.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Electrical Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about electrical engineer careers.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Mechanical Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the general job functions of mechanical engineers, the industries that hire them and the occupation's employment prospects.
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Other

Career One Stop: Career and Cluster Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource offers online career videos in 16 industry areas to learn about the type of work performed in a variety of jobs in each industry area.
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Interactive
English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Jobs 7

For Students 5th - 8th
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about different building and manufacturing trades. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Career Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
Search hundreds of thousands of jobs ? across the nation or in your own neighborhood. Explore the Career Builder Database to search jobs by keyword, job category, company, or industry.
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Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at the technology involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Students work through interactive learning material, answering review questions along the way.
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 3: Economic Development: Industrial Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at industrial systems, including types of industries, how economic development impacts types of jobs, and how location affects industry type. Using the example of the Airbus plane, it looks at the distribution...
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Lesson Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Economics and Democracy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson in economics and democracy in which students analyze the decision to outsource jobs and determine if globalization is a threat to American workers. Small group, independent and whole class work. Links to related material.
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
New and exciting career opportunities are developing as the biotechnology industry finds ways to manufacture and produce more eco-friendly products and materials for the consumer. Read about the efforts and strides being made and how...
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Construction and Building Inspectors

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a look at the work of inspectors working for local governments to examine the construction, alteration, or repair of buildings or other construction.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Electricians

For Students 9th - 10th
Government guide provides information on training, employment and professional advancement for electricians.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Brickmasons & Blockmasons

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide includes a job outlook and description, as well as information on training and professional advancement for Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Carpenters

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from States Department of Labor supplies information on the carpentry job industry. Data includes earnings, training, and job outlook.
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Handout
Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Wood Processing Worker

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the occupation of wood processing worker, including training, duties, working conditions, outlook and wages (in New Zealand). Two profiles of sawmill workers are included.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Semiconductor Processor

For Students 9th - 10th
Semiconductors are integral to all computers. Manufacturing these semiconductors and assuring that they work properly is the job of the semiconductor processor. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed for this career,...
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Handout
Digital History

Digital History: Foreign Competition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes how by the 1970s, foreign manufacturers were embedded in the U.S. markets. For the U.S., this meant a loss of sales, a loss of jobs, and a loss of economic confidence.
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Other

Land Surveyor Reference Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This vocational website for land surveyors includes links to state rules, professional organizations and publications, meetings and conventions, and other resources that students interested in this career can reference.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Commercial and Industrial Designer

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are interested in both art and engineering, you might like to investigate the career of commercial and industrial designer. This career designs products that are functional and pleasant to the eye. This Science Buddies site lays...
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Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Mechanical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A career in Mechanical Engineering is profiled.Included: Mechanical Engineering overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Production Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Tonya Dean, Production Manager at the Lehigh Valley Syrup Plant for Coca-Cola. She is responsible for ensuring that the operations run smoothly and that all the customer's orders get completed. Her best advice...
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Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Engineering Employment Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore engineering employment resources using the Employment Spot career resources.