The 25 Best Jobs in America in 2016

The 25 Best Jobs in America in 2016 The 25 Best Jobs in America in 2016 What do a data scientist, a nurse practitioner, and a construction superintendent have in common?All three of them hold positions that rank on the 2016 edition of Glassdoors list of the 25 Best Jobs in America, coming in at No. 1, No. 23, and No. 22, respectively.Glassdoors rankings are based on three factors, according to Scott Dobroski, associate director of corporate communications at GlassdoorEarning potential How much money a person can expect to make in the roleCareer opportunity The potential for career advancement that the role affordsHiring opportunity How likely it is that a person can land the jobWere all probably familiar with those first two criteria, but I think hiring opportunity may need some extra explanation. (It aya did for me)Dobroski describes hiring opportunity as such There mightbe a great job, but if theres only twenty openings for that job in the U.S., you probably cant get hired for t hat role.The list is largely dominated by tech positions (No. 18 UX designer No. 5 mobile developer No. 12 software development manager etc.), with health care roles coming in second place. When you consider the stability of certain jobs and industries, Dobroski says, it makes sense that tech and health care would be prominently displayed on a list like this.We all know theres a lot of economic data that shows tech and health care continue to be great fields, Dobroski says. Well probably see roles like these on this list for many years to come.Stability is an important trend uniting all the disparate jobs in the top 25, but Dobroski notes that theres also a second, more subtle characteristic that most of these jobs have in common. He calls it nuance, by which he means that many of these jobs exist across industries.HR manager, business development manager, software engineer these are all roles that all companies need in this day and age, Dobroski says. Whether youre Walmart, Costco , or Starbucks you compete for these roles, and youre competing with tech giants like Google or Apple for these roles.Recruiters, Pay AttentionThis list isnt onlyuseful for job seekers in need of lucrative, stable careers. Dobroski says that recruiters should pay attention to the top 25 jobs, and if they find themselves recruiting for any of these roles, they should make a big deal out of it.What many of these job titles have in common is that demand for them across the U.S. is outpacing supply, Dobroski explains.If you are an organization trying to hire for one of these roles, you should be touting it as a best job.Why? Because job seekers are more likely to pay attention to you if your can show them that yourerecruiting for one of the best jobs in America.Instead of just another job floating by, if job seekers see that youre recruiting for a best job, theyll perk up, Dobroski says.Below, you can check out the full list. For complete data, including information on salary potential , job openings, and career opportunities in each role, check out Glassdoors website.The Top 25 Jobs in America in 20161.Data Scientist2.Tax Manager3.Solutions Architect4.Engagement Manager 5.Mobile Developer6.HR Manager7.Physician Assistant 8.Product Manager9.Software Engineer10.Audit Manager11.Analytics Manager12.Software Development Manager13.Product Marketing Manager14.Marketing Manager15.QA Manager16.Finance Manager17.Business Development Manager18.UX Designer19.Strategy Manager20.Technical Account Manager21.Consultant22.Construction Superintendent23.Nurse Practitioner24.Electrical Engineer25.Software Architect

Pennsylvania CDL Test Locations

Pennsylvania CDL Test LocationsPennsylvania CDL Test LocationsA commercial driver license is required to drive large, commercial vehicles or similarly large vehicles for noncommercial purposes. To get a CDL in Pennsylvania, both a knowledge test and a skills test must be passed. Either or both tests can be taken at several locations throughout the state. CDL Knowledge Test Locations Lehigh Valley Driver Center, 1710 Hoover Ave., Allentown, 181091701 Duncan Avenue, Allison Park, 15101, Drive test available1738A 9th Avenue, Altoona, 166012580 Constitution Boulevard, Beaver Falls, 15010137 Bedford Plaza Road, Route 30, Bedford, 15522, Drive test available960 Rostraver Road, Belle Vernon, 150124201 Neshaminy Blvd., Bensalem, 19020, Drive test available101B Mulberry West 10th Sts., Berwick, 1860368 Chestnut Street, Bradford, 167011025 Washington Pike Rt 50, Bridgeville, 15017Point Plaza Shopping Center, Route 356 and 68, Butler, 16001, Drive test available Stonehedge Square, 950 Waln ut Bottom Road, Carlisle, 170151320 Lincoln Highway East, Chambersburg, 17202, Drive test availableClarion Mall, 22631 Rt. 68 I-80, Clarion, 16214, Drive test available1800 Daisy Street, Clearfield, 16830, Drive test available1 S. Main Street, Coudersport, 16915161 N. Main Street, Dublin, 1891781 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore, 185122473 Nazareth Road, Easton, 180454686 State Route 209, Suite 5, Elizabethville, 17023Summit Towne Centre, 7200 Peach Street, Erie, 16509, Drive test available 225 LancasterAve., Frazer/Malvern, 1935537 North 4th Street, Gettysburg, 17325770 East Pittsburgh Street, The Davis Center, Greensburg, 15601, Drive test available1101 South Front Street, Harrisburg, 17104, Drive test available1052 S. Church Street, Hazleton, 18201, Drive test available18 Collan Park, Suite A, Honesdale, 18431M.A.T. Plaza, Suite 12, Rt. 22, Huntingdon, 166522022 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley, 19006Indiana Mall, 2334 Oakland Ave., Rt. 286 Warren Rd, Unit 110, Indiana, 157 01 563 Walters Avenue, Johnstown, 15901, Drive test available131 Rohrerstown Rd., Lancaster, 17603900 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, 17042, Drive test available1403 Blakeslee Blvd. Dr. East, Lehighton, 1823516942 Patricia Drive, Meadville, 16335, Drive test available1067 W. Baltimore Pike, Media, 19063519B Greenville Road, Mercer, 16137201 West Harford Street, Milford, 18337Rt. 220 By-Pass, Towanda Monroeton Road, Monroeton, 1884878 Grow Avenue, Montrose, 18801973 Old Youngstown Rd., New Castle, 16101 1600 Greensburg Road, New Kensington, 15068, Drive test available1700 Markley Street, Norristown, 19401, Drive test available801 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 19107330 W. Oregon Ave., Philadelphia, 191482904 S. 70th Street, Philadelphia, 191427121 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia, 19138, Drive test available2320 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, Drive test availableOxford Levick Shopping Center, 919-B Levick Street, Philadelphia, 1911111620 Keleket Drive, Pittsburgh, 15235, Drive test available70 8 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, 15222 812 West College Ave., Pleasant Gap, 16823Punxsutawney Plaza, 547 W. Mahjong St. Rt. 36, Punxsutawney, 15767, Drive test available972 East Main Street, Schuylkill Haven, 179721015 Rt 522 South, Selinsgrove, 17870, Drive test available143 Airport Road, Seneca, 16346, Drive test availableAnthra Plaza, Rt. 901, Shamokin, 17872530 East Lancaster Avenue, Shillington, 19607, Drive test available5593 Glades Pike, Somerset, 15501129 North Michael Street, Rt. 255, St. Marys, 158574218 Manor Drive, Stroudsburg, 18360 Drive test available 600 Hunter Highway, Suite 12, Tunkhannock, 18657855 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, 15401, Drive test available984 Hatch zulauf Road, Warren, 16365, Drive test available250 Oak Spring Road, Washington, 153011164 Willow Street, Waynesburg, 1537040 Plaza Lane, Wellsboro, 16901, Drive test availableHighlands Office Complex, Rt. 422, 159 Butler Road, West Kittanning, 162011085 Hanover Street, Wilkes-Barre, 18706 Drive test avail able1782 E. 3rd Street, Williamsport, 17701, Drive test available13187 Ferguson Valley Road, Yeagertown, 17099, Drive test available 2130 South Queen Street, York, 17403, Drive test available CDL Skills Test Locations SAGE/Lebanon County Career School, 7474 Columbia Boulevard, Berwick, (570) 520-4082Smith Bus Company, Inc., RD 1, Blairsville, (724) 459-6930Western Area Career Technology Center, 688 Western Avenue, Canonsburg, (724) 746-2890Richard S. Deitch Buses, 2212 Newville Road, Carlisle, (717) 249-4497Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, 2463 Loop Road, Chambersburg, (717) 653-3003PennDot Photo Exam Center, 1320 Lincoln Highway East, Chambersburg, (717) 412-5300PA Pride, 6945 U.S. Route 322 Unit 567, Cranberry, (814) 670-0726 Kips Bus Service, Inc., P.O. Box 149, Curwensville, (888) 209-5422Rohrer Bus Service, 1515 State Road, Duncannon, (717) 957-3811Petes Garage, 400 Calvin Street, Dunmore, (570) 344-6126PennDot Photo Exam Center, 81 Keystone Industrial Park , Dunmore, (717) 412-5300BDTS Authorized Testing Group, 98 Grove Street, Dupont, (855) 235-8378Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, Ephrata, (717) 653-3003O.D. Anderson, Inc., One Anderson Plaza, Greenville, (724) 588-8310AAA School of Trucking, 6003 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, (717) 652-2085 Harrisburg Area Community College, One HACC Drive, Gate 5, Harrisburg, (717) 780-2510PennDot Photo Exam Center, 1101 South Front Street, Harrisburg, (717) 412-5300Kuhn Transportation, 3 Adventure Lane, Jim Thorpe, (570) 325-5614PennDot Photo Exam Center, 563 Walters Avenue, Johnstown, (717) 412-5300North Montco Technical Career Center, 1265 Summeytown Pike, Lansdale, (215) 368-1177SAGE/Lebanon County Career School, 18 East Weidman Street, Lebanon, (800) 694-8804Berks County Career and Technology Center, 1057 County Road, Leesport, (610) 743-7641 Trans American Technical Institute, Inc., Exit 62 off I-81, Lennoxville, (570) 222-4884All-State Career School, 501 Seminole Street, Lester , (610) 521-1818, ext. 1252PennDot Photo Exam Center, 13187 Ferguson Valley Road, Lewistown, (717) 412-5300Wilson Transport, South Main Street, Mansfield, (570) 662-7791PennDot Photo Exam Center, 16942 Patricia Drive, Meadville, (717) 412-5300Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, Mount Joy Campus, 432 Old Market Street, Mount Joy, (717) 653-3003Western Pennsylvania Operating Engineers, 457 Christopher Road, New Alexandria, (724) 668-2244 PennDot Photo Exam Center, 1700 Markley Street, Norristown, (717) 412-5300SEPTA, 20th Johnston Streets, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, (215) 580-4486AAA School of Trucking, 442 East Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, (267) 324-5957BDTS Authorized Testing Group, 4219 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, (855) 235-8378Longs Motor Bus, Inc., 721 Troy Hock Run Highway, Phillipsburg, (814) 342-0195All-State Career School, 140 Industrial Drive, Pittston, (412) 559-4686Central PA Institute of Science and Technology, 540 North Harrison road, Pleasant Gap (814) 3 59-2793 PennDot Photo Exam Center, 812 West College Avenue, Pleasant Gap, (717) 412-5300Schuylkill County AVTS, Airport Campus, 2410 Airport Road, Pottsville, (570) 544-4904 x. 25Buckler Logistics Inc., 47 Buckler Road, Roulette, (814) 544-1416Lehigh County Vo-Tech School, 4500 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, (610) 799-1345Allstate Career School, 4525 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, (610) 799-1570PennDot Photo Exam Center, 1015 Rt. 522 South, Selingsgrove, (717) 412-5300PennDot Photo Exam Center, 143 Airport Road, Seneca, (717) 412-5300 PennDot Photo Exam Center, 4218 Manor Drive, Snydersville, (717) 412-5300PennDot Photo Exam Center, 5593 Glades Pike, Somerset, (717) 412-5300Northampton Community College, 1900 Corporate Center Drive East, Tobyhanna, (570) 839-2778PennDot Photo Exam Center, 855 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown, (717) 412-5300PennDot Photo Exam Center, 984 Hatch Run Road, Warren, (717) 412-5300DuVall Truck-Bus Service, 664 West Avondale New London Road, W est Grove, (610) 869-2881P.I.A. Truck Training Center - TDP, 3000 Lebanon Church Road, West Mifflin, (412) 466-9123, or 1-800-480-3003 Allstate Career School, 1200 Lebanon Road Suite 101, West Mifflin, (412) 823-1818PennDot Photo Exam Center, 1085 Hanover Street, Wilkes-Barre (717) 412-5300York County ATVS, 2179 South Queen Street, York, (717) 741-5429Shelly Truck Driving School, 400 Mulberry Street, York, (844) 743-7791DCS School of Driving, 1060 Zinns Quarry Road, York, (717) 586-9648

How to Decide to Fight a Forest Fire or Let it Burn

How to Decide to Fight a Forest Fire or Let it Burn How to Decide to Fight a Forest Fire or Let it Burn How to Decide to Fight a Forest Fire or Let it BurnHow do forest managers and firefighters decide to fight a wildfire or let it burn?At a time when wildfires have run wild across western North America, the question seems almost irrelevant. In 2018, the Carr fire in northern California engulfed more than 1000 homes and killed three firefighters, while a complex of three fires around Mendocino burned even larger. Together, those two fires consumed almost as much land as the entire state of Rhode Islandand there were many more fires in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington.The devastation and destruction may not end soon. Fire season is getting longer and neighborhoods increasingly stretch into wild land. Yet fire is not inherently bad. Fires are natures way of disposing of dead and rotting trees and clearing brush so that new trees can take root. Paradoxically, suppressing fires mak es the next fire even worse, since it leaves all that fuel on the ground where it can feed a more powerful conflagration.Since 1960, researchers and engineers at the U.S. Forest Service Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Mont., have used experiments and computer models to learn how fuel, weather, and terrain influence the spread of wildfire. Now that same fundamental science can guide controlled burns of dense forests, leaving flame-resilient ecosystems behind.Listen to ASME TechCast How Engineers Close Communication Gaps with Non-engineers Bret Butler, a research mechanical engineer at fire lab, remembers the summer of 2017, when smoke clogged the skies around Missoula for several months. It was so smoky for so long, it was clear the fires exceeded our technical capabilities to fight them, he says. Were not going to fight our way out of the fire conundrum. We have to reduce the fuel load.Wildfires, started naturally or intentionally, are tricky to predict and control. Each plant provides a unique type of fuel, local variations in wind speed and humidity influence fire spread, and terrain provides few natural boundaries to limit flames.Wind tunnel demonstration at The Missoula Fire Sciences Lab. Image Fire LabThe Missoula fire lab is uniquely equipped to study how those factors combine to change the way flames spread. The most unique part of the lab is a long wind tunnel and a system that alters the temperature and relative humidity of the air in the tunnel. Fans on the labs roof draw outside air through heating and cooling coils to adjust its temperature. The air also passes through misters to adjust the humidity. Interior fans recirculate the air until it reaches the desired conditions, and then direct it into the wind tunnel. A bed of fuel, typically shredded aspen, rests on a table tilted to recreate sloped terrain. Temperature, humidity, and wind speed sensors record the conditions of the fuel as it burns in real time.The lab also has an 80-foot tall b urn chamber where engineers explore unusual fire phenomena. A fire whirl spins inside a tall metal cylinder, demonstrating the same physics as a fire tornado during Californias Carr Fire that killed one firefighter. Air entering the cylinder creates a source of vorticity that combines with heat rising from the flames to create a whirling tower of fire. A table covered with sand recreates how fire spreads along the ground. And a tilted table lined with laser-cut cardboard pillars is a test bed for engineers working to develop a uniform fuel for their experiments.Phenomena observed in the combustion labs also happens when engineers study experimental burns in forests. When wildfire burned a portion of Banff National Park in Canada, the fire management team allowed Butler and his colleagues to do some experimental burning on an isolated portion of the fire. The team mounted a video camera on a slope to capture footage of the advancing flames. As the flames moved uphill, the terrain blo cked air flow to the leading edge of the fire, creating an area of low pressure ahead of the flames. Meanwhile, convective heat from the flames pyrolyzed hydrocarbons in unburnt logs. The pressure difference sucked the cloud of gaseous hydrocarbons into the flames, and the flammable gas ignited. As the flames engulfed the logs, the cloud of smoke switched direction to move with the flames.Flames naturally travel quickly up sloped terrain, and a change in wind direction can also speed their advance. In the 1994 South Canyon fire in Colorado, a change in wind direction trapped firefighters ahead of oncoming flames, killing 14. The analysis of that event was the impetus for developing a computer model for high resolution wind information, Butler says.The model, called Wind Ninja, takes dezentral wind speed data from the National Weather Service and predicts wind speed and direction over 100-m areas. This localized wind information overlaid on a topographical map provides important clue s about how wind and terrain could influence fire spread.Butler has updated this model to incorporate more physics than the original version first developed in the 1960s. But he has found that the older model works better in the field. It runs on a laptop and delivers results quickly, enabling managers to make rapid decisions on where to send their crews each day.Butler has also used the labs models to anticipate fire spread when a fire broke out in West Glacier National Park, near a stand of old-growth red cedar. He ran simulations with various wind conditions. Fire managers trusted that they did not need to devote resources to protecting it. By the time the flames were extinguished, the cedar stand had not burned, Butler says. The same strategy of simulating wind conditions can be used to find optimal conditions for a controlled burn, he adds.Melissae Fellet is an independent writer.Read More Introducing the Worlds Most Powerful Tidal Turbine Racism Runs Deep, Even Against Robots AI Camera Improves Sight in Autonomous Vehicles