From Occupational Handbook: Military Protective Service Occupations PRINTER-FRIENDLY EN ESPAÑOLEmployment of protective service occupations is projected to grow 5 percent from 2016 to 2026, about as fast as the average for all occupations, which will result in about 158,200 new jobs. Protective service occupations had a median annual wage of $39,550 in May 2017, which was slightly higher than the median annual wage for all occupations of $37,690. OCCUPATIONJOB SUMMARYENTRY-LEVEL EDUCATION 2017 MEDIAN PAY Correctional Officers and BailiffsCorrectional officers are responsible for overseeing individuals who have been arrested and are awaiting trial or who have been sentenced to serve time in jail or prison. Bailiffs are law enforcement officers who maintain safety and order in courtrooms. High school diploma or equivalent$43,510 Fire InspectorsFire inspectors examine buildings in order to detect fire hazards and ensure that federal, state, and local fire codes are met. Fire investigators, another type of worker in this field, determine the origin and cause of fires and explosions. Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists assess outdoor fire hazards in public and residential areas. See How to Become One$56,670 FirefightersFirefighters control and put out fires and respond to emergencies where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Postsecondary nondegree award$49,080 Police and DetectivesPolice officers protect lives and property. Detectives and criminal investigators, who are sometimes called agents or special agents, gather facts and collect evidence of possible crimes. See How to Become One$62,960 Private Detectives and InvestigatorsPrivate detectives and investigators search for information about legal, financial, and personal matters. They offer many services, such as verifying people’s backgrounds and statements, finding missing persons, and investigating computer crimes. High school diploma or equivalent$50,700 Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance OfficersSecurity guards and gaming surveillance officers patrol and protect property against theft, vandalism, and other illegal activity. High school diploma or equivalent$26,960 Biographies:George S. Patton: General Dwight D. Eisenhower: General, President Collin Powell: General Hiram Maxin: Machine Gun Inventor Garett Augustus Morgan: Affordable Gas Masks Red Adair: Fire Fighter Samuel Colt: Mass Market Guns Military's 3 Four Star Women Military Biographies 10 Real Life Detectives Games: CIA Games FBI Games The Salt Lake Tribune is available as a link on Utah's Online Library and you can also go to their homepage: The Salt Lake Tribune
The school library also has free print editions of the newspaper you are welcome to come and take. Also you can access the digital edition of the newspaper for free on Newspapers in Education: Utah. Ask the librarian for the username and password for your school. Check out the old versions of the newspaper here: Digital Newspapers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations PRINTER-FRIENDLY EN ESPAÑOLEmployment of transportation and material moving occupations is projected to grow 6 percent from 2016 to 2026, about as fast as the average for all occupations, adding 634,300 new jobs. Material moving workers are expected to be needed to move materials in nearly all sectors of the economy. Additionally, the economy depends on truck drivers to transport freight and keep supply chains moving. The median annual wage for transportation and material moving occupations was $31,600 in May 2017, below the median for all occupations of $37,690. OCCUPATIONJOB SUMMARYENTRY-LEVEL EDUCATION 2017 MEDIAN PAY Air Traffic ControllersAir traffic controllers coordinate the movement of aircraft to maintain safe distances between them. Associate's degree$124,540 Airline and Commercial PilotsAirline and commercial pilots fly and navigate airplanes, helicopters, and other aircraft. See How to Become One$111,930 Bus DriversBus drivers transport people between various places—including work, school, and shopping centers—and across state or national borders. Some drive regular routes, and others transport passengers on chartered trips or sightseeing tours. High school diploma or equivalent$33,010 Delivery Truck Drivers and Driver/Sales WorkersDelivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers pick up, transport, and drop off packages and small shipments within a local region or urban area. They drive trucks with a gross vehicle weight (GVW)—the combined weight of the vehicle, passengers, and cargo—of 26,000 pounds or less. Most of the time, delivery truck drivers transport merchandise from a distribution center to businesses and households. High school diploma or equivalent$29,250 Flight AttendantsFlight attendants provide routine services and respond to emergencies to ensure the safety and comfort of airline passengers while aboard planes. High school diploma or equivalent$50,500 Hand Laborers and Material MoversHand laborers and material movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials. Some of these workers may feed or remove material to and from machines, clean vehicles, pick up unwanted household goods, and pack materials for moving. No formal educational credential$25,870 Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck DriversHeavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods from one location to another. Most tractor-trailer drivers are long-haul drivers and operate trucks with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) capacity—that is, the combined weight of the vehicle, passengers, and cargo—exceeding 26,000 pounds. These drivers deliver goods over intercity routes, sometimes spanning several states. Postsecondary nondegree award$42,480 Material Moving Machine OperatorsMaterial moving machine operators use machinery to transport various objects. Some operators move construction materials around building sites or excavate earth from a mine. Others move goods around a warehouse or onto container ships. See How to Become One$34,830 Railroad WorkersWorkers in railroad occupations ensure that passenger and freight trains run on time and travel safely. Some workers drive trains, some coordinate the activities of the trains, and others operate signals and switches in the rail yard. High school diploma or equivalent$59,780 Taxi Drivers, Ride-Hailing Drivers, and ChauffeursTaxi drivers, ride-hailing drivers, and chauffeurs transport people to and from the places they need to go, such as airports, homes, shopping centers, and workplaces. These drivers must know their way around a city to take passengers to their destinations. No formal educational credential$24,880 Water Transportation WorkersWater transportation workers operate and maintain vessels that take cargo and people over water. The vessels travel to and from foreign ports across the ocean and to domestic ports along the coasts, across the Great Lakes, and along the country’s many inland waterways. See How to Become One$55,590 BooksBiographies:
The Wright Brothers: Airplane Juan Trippe: The Jet Age Malcolm McLean: Containerized Shipping Elmer Perry: Navigation John Fitch: First Steamboat Robert Fulton: Steamboat Services Theodore Dehone Judah: Transcontinental Railroad Amelia Earhart: Pilot Charles Lindberg: Pilot Henry Miller Shreve: River Nagivation George Westinghouse Jr.: Safer Railroads Mary Barra: CEO General Motors Games:Flight Simulator Games http://www.airplanegame.us/easy-flight-simulator-online-free-game/ Air Traffic Controller Games Resources:History.com: Transcontinental Railroad History of Flight NASA Flight Attendant Job Preview The Salt Lake Tribune is available as a link on Utah's Online Library and you can also go to their homepage: The Salt Lake Tribune
The school library also has free print editions of the newspaper you are welcome to come and take. Also you can access the digital edition of the newspaper for free on Newspapers in Education: Utah. Ask the librarian for the username and password for your school. Check out the old versions of the newspaper here: Digital Newspapers Old Russian Easter Postcard The White House Easter Egg Hunt Use Science NetLinks to find tools and links for a variety of science themes. Here are some examples from the site: Video Science App You can watch videos of science concepts and experiments http://sciencehousefoundation.org/videoscience-video-airCannon/ Power Up: This Science NetLinks resource challenges you to think about the positive and negative consequences of various types of power. The site provides you with a specific monetary budget, which you can use to purchase power plants for your city. As you choose your types of power, you will learn how much power the plant provides, how much it costs, and the effect it could have on the environment.
The site Illuminations from the National Council of Mathematics Teachers offers games and brain teasers for grades Pre-K up to 12th to practice math skills. There is a link available on Utah's Online Library or you can go to their webpage: Illuminations Here's an example from the site: The Wolf, Goat, and Cabbage This problem can be found in eighth-century writings. A man has to take a wolf, a goat, and some cabbage across a river. His rowboat has enough room for the man plus either the wolf or the goat or the cabbage. If he takes the cabbage with him, the wolf will eat the goat. If he takes the wolf, the goat will eat the cabbage. Only when the man is present are the goat and the cabbage safe from their enemies. All the same, the man carries wolf, goat, and cabbage across the river. How?
Click here for the solution: https://illuminations.nctm.org/BrainTeasers.aspx?id=4992 Library Catalog
Library Pinterest Library Twitter Library Tumblr Resources available in the library: Nonfiction Dewey Decimal system Fiction Genres: Adventure Fantasy Graphic Novel Historical Fiction Horror Mystery Realistic Fiction Science Fiction Gale Research in Context is available through Utah's Online Library. Contact the librarian for the home access information. Here's an image from the Gale Research in Context: The Creation of Earth, by Mexican painter Diego Rivera, depicts the Mayan creation myth as told in the Popol Vuh.
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