Transportation Engineers

Also Called: Engineer, Project Engineer, Traffic Operations Engineer, Transportation Engineer

Bachelor's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$63,220

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Transportation Engineers do

Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.

  • Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy, or conformity to engineering standards or practices.
  • Design or prepare plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as airports, commuter trains, highways, streets, bridges, drainage structures, or roadway lighting.
  • Confer with contractors, utility companies, or government agencies to discuss plans, specifications, or work schedules.
Industry Areas:

Advanced Manufacturing • Construction • Renewable Resources and Energy

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Telephone
  • Work With Work Group or Team
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

Tools

  • Two way radios
  • Photocopiers
  • Notebook computers
  • Laser printers
  • Special purpose telephones

Technology

Computer aided design CAD software
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Bentley MicroStation
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Analytical or scientific software
Citilabs Cube
Trafficware SynchroGreen

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
design
product and service development
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
physics
Transportation
movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
English language

Education

  • 91% Bachelor's degree
  • 9% Master's degree

Experience

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Bus Drivers, School

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Crane & Tower Operators

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

 Job Training Match

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Transportation Engineers Currently Selected

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

  • Alamance Community College

    Graham, NC

  • Allan Hancock College

    Santa Maria, CA

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Investigative (Thinker)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Persistence

Values

  • Achievement
  • Recognition
  • Support

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Math

This is what Transportation Engineers across the country typically make.

$30.40 / hour
$63,220 /year

Entry Level

$46.10 / hour
$95,890 /year

Median Level

$72.42 / hour
$150,640 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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