1. Transportation Wappingers Central School District By Robert Wehmann

2. Transportation Industry Overview  The transportation industry involves moving people and goods from one place to another.  The transport of people and goods is performed by use of:  Auto/Truck/Bus  Plane  Train  Ship

3. Transportation Industry Subdivisions  Transportation Services  Companies that provide transportation of passengers and freight, arrange for transportation of freight, and manage transportation infrastructure.  Automotive & Transport  Companies that manufacture and/or distribute vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks, locomotives, motorcycles, commercial ships, pleasure boats, and/or recreational vehicles.

4. Transportation Industry Timeline and Trends  Automotive transportation remains a preferred method of transporting people and goods.  Air travel and transport remains a growing segment of the industry for long hauling of people and goods.  Rail transport of goods has been on the decline.  Sea transportation of goods has been on the increase. Foot Animal Cart Foot Animal Cart Ship Foot Animal Cart Ship Train Foot Ship Train Auto Foot Ship Train Auto Plane

5. Careers in Transportation (including estimated Annual Salary in NYS)  Driver / Pilot / Delivery($15-48k+)  Autos, Trucks, Planes, Ships, Trains  Flight Attendants($35-61k+)  Domestic and International  Repair & Maintenance($30-40k+)  Auto/Truck, Plane, Marine, Trains  Marketing & Sales($34-51k+)  Advertising, Promotions, Ticketing, Pricing, Graphics  Logistics and Information Technology  Computers, Scheduling ($39-90k+)

6. Getting Hired in Transportation Academics  Compete course work in a related field.  Earn the best grades possible.  Use your WBL program to gain industry experience! Additional Tips  Research the industry.  Research the company.  Dress for success.  Act like a professional.  Be on time and ready to interview.

7. Transportation Careers Things to Consider  You can see the world!  You can work indoors and/or outdoors.  You can work with a variety of people.  You can work with computers.  You are part of a team!  You may have to work nights and/or weekends.  You have schedules to follow and deadlines to meet.  Travel may take you away from your family.

8. National Major Players in Transportation

9. Coursework During High School Years  During High School years, students should take courses that will prepare them for the transportation field.  Basic coursework would include:  Math, Science, Business Education courses.  Specialty courses offered in transportation:  auto body, auto mechanics, metalworking, computer applications.

10. Companies that will hire high school students  Richmor Aviation(www.richmor.com) www.richmor.com  AAG, Corp. (www.aag-inc.com) www.aag-inc.com  Dutchess County Loop Bus System  Dutchess County Airport  Hertz (www.hertz.com) www.hertz.com  Avis (www.avis.com) www.avis.com  Enterprise Rent-A-Car (www.enterprise.com) www.enterprise.com

11. Area Two-Year Colleges Related Programs of Study  SUNY Dutchess  Aviation Science, Engineering Science  www.sunydutchess.edu www.sunydutchess.edu  SUNY Ulster  Engineering Science, Industrial Technology Cert.  www.sunyulster.edu www.sunyulster.edu  Orange County Community College  School of Science and Engineering  http://orange.cc.ny.us/ http://orange.cc.ny.us/

12. Area Four Year Colleges  SUNY New Paltz  www.newpaltz.edu www.newpaltz.edu  Marist College  www.marist.edu www.marist.edu  Mount Saint Mary’s College  www.msmc.edu www.msmc.edu

13. Local Employers in Transportation Hiring College Graduates NYS Department of Transportation- Section 8, Poughkeepsie NY NYS Department of Transportation- Section 8, Poughkeepsie NY Dutchess County Loop Bus System, Poughkeepsie, NY Dutchess County Loop Bus System, Poughkeepsie, NY Metro North Railroad, NY Metro North Railroad, NY AAG Corp., Poughkeepsie NY AAG Corp., Poughkeepsie NY Dutchess County Airport, Poughkeepsie NY Dutchess County Airport, Poughkeepsie NY Richmor Aviation, Poughkeepsie NY Richmor Aviation, Poughkeepsie NY Stewart International Airport, Newburgh NY Stewart International Airport, Newburgh NY Hertz, Avis, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Hertz, Avis, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

14. Sources  www.hoovers.com www.hoovers.com  www.google.com (images) www.google.com  www.vault.com www.vault.com  www.hotjobs.com (salaries) www.hotjobs.com  www.webfeet.com www.webfeet.com