Transportation Planners

Also Called: Planner, Transportation Analyst, Transportation Planner

Bachelor's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$59,010

Entry Salary

Below Average

Job outlook

What Transportation Planners do

Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.

  • Recommend transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use, or traffic projections.
  • Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.
  • Participate in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designs.
Industry Areas:

Renewable Resources and Energy

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Work Context

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

Tools

  • Photocopiers
  • Notebook computers
  • Digital image printers
  • Special purpose telephones
  • Laser fax machine

Technology

Analytical or scientific software
Citilabs Cube
SAS
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Computer aided design CAD software
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Bentley Microstation

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

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

Knowledge

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

Education

  • 75% Bachelor's degree
  • 25% 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 Planners Currently Selected

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Urban & Regional Planners

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

  • Abilene Christian University

    Abilene, TX

  • Adelphi University

    Garden City, NY

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Conventional (Organizer)
    • Investigative (Thinker)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Initiative
  • Leadership

Values

  • Achievement
  • Independence
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Math

This is what Transportation Planners across the country typically make.

$28.37 / hour
$59,010 /year

Entry Level

$46.10 / hour
$95,890 /year

Median Level

$76.04 / hour
$158,160 /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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