We need engineers, scientists, high end equipment operators, nurses, lab technicians and (very soon) capable construction workers too.
The Army Corps of Engineers told applicants that it is hiring for a wide variety of positions, including those for engineers, heavy-equipment operators and environmental field workers.
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But those who have developed the skills necessary for the best blue-collar jobs, largely mechanics, installers and equipment operators, find they're doing better than the average American, no matter the color of the collar.
Illegal mining is a major concern in Ghana's mining areas where operators use sophisticated equipment to process the ore.
Oil rig operators and oilfield equipment companies are significantly impacted by the price of oil, a factor over which they have no control.
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On April 17, 2012, EPA issued new rules requiring operators to use special equipment to separate and capture the gas and liquid hydrocarbons from the flowback that comes from the fractured wells.
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In response to the uproar, the Department of Justice moved the deadline to Jan. 31, sought to clarify the rule and grandfathered in some equipment that was purchased by pool operators during the debacle.
Before gaining access to equipment, much of which can leave operators without a digit if used incorrectly, members train in three-hour classes certifying their abilities.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has warned wind farm operators to make sure their equipment is safe after a Devon turbine was toppled in strong gusts.
He says he helped JSOC evolve from a disconnected organization that was slow to catch targets early on in Iraq, because the operators lacked the manpower or communications equipment to analyze intelligence they gathered quickly enough.
As a result, the European standard (GSM) fast became dominant in the mobile industry, enabling manufacturers to produce telecom infrastructure at low cost and reducing the risk for network operators and consumers to buy the new equipment.
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This makes it hard for NEC to do any business outside Japan, where operators typically want vendors to help run the equipment.
Now BT will have to lease the local loop to the home to other operators and allow them to install the new equipment in its exchanges.
In Europe, the company's system equipment has been implemented by nine of Europe's top 10 operators.
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In most markets, but especially North America, the steep fall in fuel prices has restored some profitability to truck operators, and with it their ability to replace ageing equipment.
"Security isn't enhanced by virtue of equipment being manufactured domestically, " said Rajan Mathews, director general of the Cellular Operators Association of India.
The first phase of the solar mission stipulated that solar farm operators using silicon wafers should only buy made-in-India versions of this equipment but allowed them to import other forms of technology, including thin-film cells.
New rules imposed by the NRC require plant operators to install or improve venting systems to limit core damage in a serious accident and set up sophisticated equipment to monitor water levels in pools of spent nuclear fuel.
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