Do you enjoy figuring out how things work? Can you remember yourself from an early age taking things apart and putting them back together? The automotive industry has continuously changed the way we work, live, travel and do business, and a career in this industry is challenging and varied.
The automotive sector is not limited to just mechanical repairs or working only with cars. When defined as a vehicle that carries its own engine, an automobile can mean anything from cars, motor bikes, airplanes, boats, jet skis, buses and vans to trucks, tractors, and earth movers. If you love working with engines, you can turn your passion into a profession.
Does working in a variety of settings with a variety of people appeal to you? Just think, yesterday you were outside in the sunshine building a deck for a recreation centre. Today you're inside completing window sills on an amazing residential property. Whatever your job for each day, a career in carpentry is hugely rewarding and you get to see the results of your efforts for many years after.
Are you looking for something that will give you a good work-life balance? Do you want freedom in your career but with stability? The decision to become an electrician will give you a lifelong career that won't fade away.
Do you wonder why things are the way they are? Are you always thinking about ways to improve current things? An engineering education will exercise your brain, developing your ability to think logically and to solve problems. These are skills that will be valuable throughout your life – and not only when you are solving engineering problems.
Perhaps you want the satisfaction of completing a project and being able to take pride in your workmanship. Welders help make cars, metal appliances, buildings, bridges and planes. Their skills are invaluable and provide people with many modern conveniences.
Want to travel the world? Enjoy meeting new people? They may be coming to see you in preparation for an exciting event. Or they may just be looking forward to pampering themselves and feeling beautiful when they leave. You may not have considered hairdressing as a career option but, if you are creative, love working with people and have lots of ambition, it could just be your pathway to travel and success.
When it comes to health and safety, the rules aren't made to be broken. Ensuring safety standards are maintained in the workplace is a vital skill. Do you have the interest and initiative to ensure your work mates can work safely?
