Learn more about the Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics Career Cluster

Overview

Would you enjoy working outdoors in all kinds of weather?
Do you have good eyesight and quick reflexes?
Can you estimate distances accurately?
Do you drive a trucks or tractors to do work on a farm?
Would you like to learn to fly an airplane?
Do you repair your or your family's and friends' vehicles?
Do you like to read automotive or mechanical magazines?

If you answered yes to two or more of the questions above, you might be interested in considering a career in transportation, distribution, and logistics.

If you are interested in working in this cluster, you have three avenues. One is to move people and products by road, air, rail, or water. You would drive or pilot different means of transportation. The second is to repair and maintain the vehicles, trains, plains, and ships to keep people and products moving. The third option is to work behind the scenes to make sure the products and people get to the right place on time.