Transportation Planner

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Shape the future of cities by planning efficient transportation systems.
Improve community connectivity and reduce congestion through strategic planning.
Engage with the public to design impactful and sustainable transport solutions.

💰 Earn $82K-$122K

📚 Bachelor Degree

⏱️ 24–48 MONTH TRAINING

📈 -1.7% JOB GROWTH

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What You’ll 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.
Design transportation surveys to identify areas of public concern.
Interpret data from traffic modeling software, geographic information systems, or associated databases.

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Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

2 to 4 years

Job Openings

3,200 Annually

Median Earnings

$101,110 in California

$100,340 Nationally

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

Thinking and problem solving
Using data or completing tasks
Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Writing

You value 🙏

Accomplishing things
Having freedom
Job security

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Transportation Planner

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Bachelor's Degree

A bachelor's degree typically results in increased knowledge about a variety of academic subjects, specialized knowledge in a focused field of study, and is considered the foundational qualification for many careers.

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⏱️ FINISH IN 4-5+ years

Hybrid College

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🎓 College

⏱️ FINISH IN 2-5 years

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