| Nowadays there are various career options open for | | | | the field of transportation technologies. Those who are |
| the youth of today. A career in heavy equipment | | | | mechanically skillful, who love hands-on work |
| repair is one such avenue. It is an ideal career choice | | | | experiences, and who like challenges and variety in |
| for people who are dexterous, have a mechanical | | | | their job are the ones who flourish in this field. If you |
| bent of mind, and like the idea of dealing with some of | | | | choose a particular course or training in this field, they |
| the large heavy equipment machinery used in various | | | | provide you many learning opportunities that impart the |
| heavy duty industries. | | | | skills you need in order to get jobs which can pay in |
| There is a huge demand for heavy equipment repair | | | | the range of $10 to $25 an hour or more. |
| technicians in industries like trucking, transportation, | | | | Various Career Prospects in Transportation |
| construction, etc., and employers find it very difficult to | | | | Technology |
| find qualified people to troubleshoot and maintain the | | | | . Automotive |
| specialized equipment. So if you are keen in making | | | | . Aviation |
| this your career, you can join Lansing Community | | | | . Heavy Equipment Operator |
| College, which is in partnership with AIS Construction | | | | . Heavy Equipment Repair |
| Equipment, one of the premier heavy-equipment | | | | . Truck Driver Training |
| suppliers of the area, to provide students a new | | | | . Collision Repair |
| gateway to acquire knowledge and become | | | | The skills required & what can be achieved |
| accredited heavy equipment repair technicians. | | | | If you have the skills and competence to repair heavy |
| These training programs will teach you to repair and | | | | equipment, and are aware of what it takes to be a |
| maintain heavy equipment like backhoes, wheel | | | | good mechanic, then being a professional technician in |
| loaders, forklifts, skid steers, bulldozers, excavators, | | | | the heavy equipment careers mentioned above is an |
| and the like. The training courses can show you the | | | | ideal choice for you. Once you know you have the |
| right path and lead you to career prospects, in order to | | | | ability, in order to grow in the field it is important to get |
| grow in this field. Such programs are practical, | | | | the credentials to become a professional technician. |
| hands-on, and can result in a career starting from $10 - | | | | The growth prospects range from starting off being a |
| $25 an hour. With more experience, the pay scales | | | | service technician to becoming a service manager, and |
| rise even higher. For example, five years down the line, | | | | perhaps of even being the owner of your own repair |
| your experience and level of expertise may give you | | | | shop some day. This rise begins with the academic |
| a hike of $70,000 per annum. | | | | career training programs provided by various institutes. |
| Such courses are available throughout the year. Some | | | | Once you complete the certification programs |
| of them are offered in the evenings, while others are | | | | successfully, you are ready to take off on your |
| available during the daytime. Due to such flexible | | | | chosen career path. Not only does it provide job |
| timings, it becomes easier for you to adjust your | | | | satisfaction, but the pay scales are attractive as well. |
| schedule. | | | | While initially the pay scales may be relatively modest, |
| Transportation Technologies | | | | it can increase substantially with experience, more |
| Heavy equipment repair technicians are in demand in | | | | expertise, and your ambition to grow in this field. |