They were able to do so because they prepared themselves to be flexible and to take on new kinds of technical challenges. Often, these challenges make their work interesting and exciting. Any large organization needs accountants, bookkeepers, maintenance workers, secretaries and others who help keep the organization going. There are many nonscientific jobs at Jefferson Lab. These workers need good math, reading, writing, speaking and teamwork skills and a general appreciation of science to succeed at Jefferson Lab.
Some drafters learn their trade mainly through experience after they leave high school.
But many, especially those who become designers, have a formal technical education from a two-year community college. Often, an engineer gets to build something no one has ever built. At a minimum, an engineer usually has an engineering degree from a four-year college or university. Electricians Much of the equipment at Jefferson Lab is electrical. Although engineers and physicists may be responsible for the equipment, trained electricians install, operate and maintain it.