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The Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE) has provided this overview of knowledge and skill guidelines for Oceanographic Instrumentation Technicians. The document details the knowledge and skills needed, personal characteristics, occupational titles, common platforms, salary range,...

The Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE) has provided this overview of the tasks of remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) technicians to serve as guidelines to current and future ROV technicians. This document covers all aspects of a successful ROV technician including common personality...

Everyday, you enjoy things you may not realize were made in Florida. Behind every product and technology you use, there is a world of manufacturing. Today, in Florida, more than 16,000 different companies and 400,000 people work in the manufacturing field.This means that not just jobs, but...

This web page from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE) provides salary information for several different technical careers. Entry level, mid-level and advanced salary levels are included for jobs such as manufacturing production technicians, industrial...

This two page PDF, created by Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative, discusses the key functions and tasks of a maintenance and instrumentation technician. The document focuses mostly on: the work compliance with both EH&S and cGMPS, monitoring, maintaining, and repairing process or...

This sheet from the Florida Advanced Technological Education (FLATE) Center highlights hourly wages for individuals working in the manufacturing and electronics industries. The information may serve to motivate students to obtain education beyond high school for use in these industries.

These slides are from a presentation given by Ryan McDermott at The Military as a Pathway to Skilled Technical Jobs meeting. This presentation focuses on attracting and retaining talent in the national security workforce. Slide topics include: How do we attract and retain talent in the national...

These two documents, provided by the Southeast Maritime and Transportation Center, outline a maritime career exploration unit for high school level students. This unit, designed to take place over the course of three class periods, was authored by Jeannette Wangler, MBA, an alumni of the 2015 SMART...

These two documents are related to the Maritime Careers Game, an activity designed to introduce middle school students to careers in the maritime and transportation industry. This activity was created by Amanda Snyder, a school counselor and 2015 SMART Maritime and Transportation Institute Alumni....

This slide deck from the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center provides information about maritime careers and introducing maritime career pathways to high school students. Topics addressed in this slide deck include: "What is a maritime career?," "How can I start my career path?,"...