Where do you go from
here?
There are many opportunities
awaiting you –
but it is all up to you!
You have an outstanding opportunity
in the next 5 to 10 years!
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Baby-boomers are going to be retiring in
large numbers.
Up to 50% of workers can retire in the
next 10 years.
Companies are starting to hire new
workers today to address this issue.
All industries will need college graduates
and technically skilled workers.
Industries and Careers Include •
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Utilities – Many hiring hundreds each year
Government – Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Department of Homeland
Security, Department of Energy, . . .
Military – Large need for high tech skills
Education – Researchers and Technicians
Medical – hospitals, clinics
Every industry and skill will need you!
Where do all of these folks work?
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Engineers
Scientists
QA/QC Inspectors
Accountants
Nurses
HR Consultants
Industrial Hygienists
Technicians
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Instructors
PR Representatives
Electricians
Mechanics
Administrative Assistants
Operators
IT Professionals
Project Managers
Plus many others
In the Electrical Utilities!
Engineering Careers Include –
Design, Construction, and Monitoring
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Civil – building, structures, & systems
Mechanical – buildings & systems
Electrical – electronics & systems
Nuclear – nuclear reactors
Environmental – protect & restore
Industrial – buildings, systems, & processes
Most senior managers are engineers!
Scientist & Science Professional
Careers Include –
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Chemist – operate & monitor systems
Health Physicist – radiation protection – monitor & protect
workers and public
Biologist – study, monitor & protect the environment
Geologist – study & monitor for new & existing plants &
dams
Hydrologist – study & monitor for new & existing plants &
dams
Meteorologist – monitor & predict
Industrial Hygienists – monitor & protect workers
Emergency Planners – design & monitor response to
problems & weather
Business Careers Include –
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Accountants – budget development & monitoring
Human Resource Consultants – provide HR
support to workers
Public Relations Representative – interface with
public
Project Managers – plan & implement projects
IT Professionals – design, operate, & monitor
software, hardware, & networks
Administrative Assistants – people who really
make everything happen!!!
Craft & Technician Careers Include –
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Chemistry – operate & monitor systems
Radiation Protection – monitor & protect workers
Maintenance – repair mechanical components
I&E – repair & calibrate electrical components & systems
QA/QC Inspectors – ensure quality work by the rules
Warehouse Personnel – receive, inventory, & issue
materials
Purchasers – negotiate for & procure materials
Drivers – deliver materials & components
Distribution & Line Crews – repair power lines
Operation Careers Include –
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Operations tech – operate & monitor systems &
plant in the field
Control Room Operators – operate & monitor
systems & plant in the control room
Unit Supervisors – monitor & direct operations of
a single unit
Shift Managers – monitor & direct operations of
all units at a site
System Dispatchers – monitor & direct
operations of all units on the system
Would You Believe Careers Include –
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Nurses – physicals & injury treatment
Security –monitor & protect plants
Instructors – teach technical & people skills
Lawyers – make sure we follow laws
Lobbyists – work with city, county, state, &
federal governments
Consider Work – Study Options
Co-op Programs –
Summer Internships –
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Work some semesters
May take longer to
graduate
Work during summer
Normal time to graduate
Benefits?
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Earn Money!!!
Get to visit area where you may want to live.
Try a career before you graduate.
Get your foot in the door – many companies hire from here.
Where do you go from
here?
Anywhere you want!