Many occupations related to electric vehicles are similar to those that help to make and maintain all types of automobiles. But the industry is also adding some nontraditional jobs, and workers' skill sets must evolve to keep up. This article describes careers related to electric vehicles. The first section is about the electric vehicle industry…

Focuses on three specialized occupations--nurse, engineer, and lawyer--and looks at how people have transferred their specialized skills and knowledge from one field to another. Discusses options and obstacles when moving a career in the opposite direction. Offers 10 job-hunting mindsets to avoid. (JOW)

Suggests that women with the right skills and characteristics can look forward to challenging, high-paying jobs in the construction trades. Gives employment and earnings data, describes how to enter and advance in trades, and explains how counselors can support girls' career choice. (JOW)

Argues that girls must be assisted in relating their education to serious, long-term careers; boys must be helped to prepare for the changed roles that men will have in the future. Ways to help include career awareness, classroom environment, parental and community involvement, and curriculum development. (CT)

Describes a program that aims at increasing the number of women technicians in computer and other electronics industries. Discusses how more women are entering the computer field in Massachusetts, the stigma of technical work, typical assignments, lack of short-term courses, and recent responses to needs. (CT)

Discusses the aggressive recruitment of women by engineering schools and firms, progress in eliminating sex discrimination barriers, and lingering sex bias problems in the field. Offers suggestions to new women engineering graduates. (SK)

Discusses career opportunities, educational requirements, and information sources in these emerging professions: environmental, biomedical, fire protection, ocean, energy, ceramic, and plastics engineering. (SK)