Vocational and Trade Opportunities
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About Vocational Careers
Vocational and skilled trades careers offer job-specific training and/or a relatively short certification process, compared to traditional academic-focused careers that require two-year or four-year degrees from a college or university.
Vocational and skilled trade jobs are in high-demand! They often offer competitive pay and benefits, paid training and on-the-job training opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and positive rates of employment.
Types of Vocational and Skilled Trade Jobs
Construction
Manufacturing
Welding
HVAC
Plumbing & PipefittingElectrician
Carpenter
Bricklayer
Radiology technician
Engineering technician
Healthcare technology
Healthcare technician
Childcare staff
Cosmetology careers
Massage therapist
Air traffic controller
…and more!
Ways to Explore Vocational and Trade Opportunities
Courses at Webster Schroeder
Auto Service & Repair – hands-on learning and application for automobile electronics, diagnostics, systems repair, and service
Transportation Systems – classroom and lab work to design and experiment with air, space, land, and marine transportation
Electricity & Electronics – hands-on application of home and industrial electricity environments
Child Development – classroom learning plus hands-on training with PreK students
Photonics – lab and classroom learning to explore the photonics and optical technology field
Crystalline Science and Engineering – classroom and hands-on opportunities to learn about working with raw metal and ceramic materials to create finished products like glass, silver and cement casting, welding, and more
Polymer Science & Engineering – classroom and hands-on opportunities to learn about working with raw plastic and wood materials to create finished products like fiberglass, plastic molding and wood laminating
Local Apprenticeships and Trainings
NYS Department of Labor Apprenticeship Programs in the Finger Lakes Region
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund Apprenticeship Program - Rochester (information meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 6pm)
Finishing Trades Institute of Western & Central New York (includes training and apprenticeships for Industrial Painters, Glaziers, Commercial Painters, and Drywall Finishers)