Teamster members work in many industries -- leading industries like transportation, warehousing, law enforcement, health care and public services, manufacturing and food processing, construction, among others.

Young people can research jobs and careers in core Teamster industries using the following links.

Transportation

• Transportation Education and Careers, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Transportation and Technologies Futures Programs, U.S. Department of Transportation
• IBT National Freight Division, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• IBT Airline Division, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Mass Transit & the American City
• Transportation Systems Design Your Own Park Road or Bridge (Interactive Feature)

Other Industries

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Career Exploration (Case Histories)
• Career InfoNet
• Construction Trades History and Career Development
• The Smithsonian Institution has lots of great ways for kids to explore the role technology plays in our lives and in our future careers. Make a light bulb, create a sculpture, or experiment with solar power.
• State-By-State Information on Careers
• Working in the 21st Century is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the New Millennium. This interactive site includes a set of charts and related information on a wide variety of subjects ranging from education and employment to demographics and retirement.

Teamster Job Bank

• Searchable Job Bank (International Brotherhood of Teamsters)
• Youth Rules Initiative! (US Department of Labor) provides information on youth employment, such as what hours they can work, and what jobs they can do. Provides fact sheets, state rules, safety and health information as well as laws & regulations and youth employment statistics.