Technology in the workplace

With climate change and other factors looming, the technology farmers and agricultural workers employ to harvest crops and raise livestock is ever more important to ensuring the world's food supply can sustain us.

From its early investments in the internet, to developing drones that have crept into the civilian market, the U.S. military has long been on the leading edge of technologies of all kinds.

The manufacturing sector is growing and evolving, but at the same time, some jobs for production workers are on the decline. That's because machines and robots perform many tasks once done by humans. The result is a need for new kinds of production workers who can use and monitor the new manufacturing technology. This insightful volume explores these cutting-edge trends and helps readers discover what they can do to prepare to fill the needs for the new generation of manufacturing workforce.

"The manufacturing sector is growing and evolving, but at the same time, some jobs for production workers are on the decline. That's because machines and robots perform many tasks once done by humans. The result is a need for new kinds of production workers who can use and monitor the new manufacturing technology. This . . . volume explores these cutting-edge trends and helps readers discover what they can do to prepare to fill the needs for the new generation of manufacturing workforce"--Provided by publisher.

"When you think of a construction site, you might picture bulldozers, workers in hard hats, and huge iron beams being shifted into place. You might not imagine robots, drones, and 3D printers, but they are becoming essential equipment on modern building sites. The field of construction is changing quickly as project managers rely more on interactive apps than blueprints, and on images from autonomous drones rather than hand drawn schematics. Readers will explore how construction is merging with technology, and what it means for careers in the future"--Provided by publisher.

"From its early investments in the internet, to developing drones that have crept into the civilian market, the US military has long been on the leading edge of technologies of all kinds. Students who are military buffs, those contemplating a career in the armed forces, and young, reluctant readers can all enjoy this . . . exploration of the workplace technologies that millions of combatants and support staff employ daily throughout all the major service branches, and which are speedily filtering into civilian workplaces"--Provided by publisher.

"With climate change and other factors looming, the technology farmers and agricultural workers employ to harvest crops and raise livestock is ever more important to ensuring the world's food supply can sustain us. This . . . volume explores the various cutting-edge technologies and techniques deployed in the twenty-first century, and how workers must adapt to working with them"--Provided by publisher.

"The retail industry is changing rapidly, and it is technology that will change it irrevocably this coming century. Automation, sophisticated marketing and store design, anti-theft and loss prevention techniques, and many more topics make this book an ideal compendium of tech deployed in retail spaces throughout North America. Potential store employees bound for after-school or summer jobs, or even a career in retail, will benefit from this book's analysis and predictions"--Provided by publisher.

"Modern health care must stay on the cutting edge if the field expects to keep up with ever more difficult demands, as new health conditions crop up and populations becomes older. The newest diagnostic machines, network infrastructures, and surgical tools are examined in this work, which also imparts crucial guidance to future health care workers who will have to acclimate to and master them. This instructive title explains how tech augments care, how technologies have changed health care over time, and looks forward to coming innovations"--Provided by publisher.