Radio Operators

• Maintain logs of production activities.
• Maintain knowledge of laws or regulations.
• Report news to the public.
• Inspect communications or broadcasting equipment.
• Operate audio recording equipment.
• Operate communications, transmissions, or broadcasting equipment.
• Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.
• Maintain recording or broadcasting equipment.

• Frequent contact with others.
• The importance of being accurate or exact.
• Working with a group or team.
• Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Sitting.
• Making decisions that impact co-workers or company results.
• Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Responsibility for others' health and safety.
• Dealing with unpleasant or angry people.
• Meeting strict deadlines.

• Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician

• Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Writing—Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Teaching—Teaching others how to do something.
• Being Aware of Others—Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Helping Others—Actively looking for ways to help people.

• Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Public Safety and Security—Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Communications and Media—Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Psychology—Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Clerical—Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Telecommunications—Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
• Transportation—Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Geography—Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

• Realistic—Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
• Conventional—Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

• Computer Operators
• Air Traffic Controllers
• Film and Video Editors
• Power Distributors and Dispatchers
• Airfield Operations Specialists
• Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
• Interviewers
• Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
• Procurement Clerks
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians

• Broadcasting (except Internet)

• Computer Operators
• Air Traffic Controllers
• Film and Video Editors
• Power Distributors and Dispatchers
• Airfield Operations Specialists
• Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
• Interviewers
• Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers
• Procurement Clerks
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians