Transportation Planners
Planner, Planning Director, Seaport Planning Manager, Transportation Planner
see titles from the Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps.
Fleet Management And Analysis Apprentice; Fleet Management And Analysis Helper; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Craftsman; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Helper, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Journeyman, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance; Vehicle Management and Analysis; Vehicle Operations Apprentice; Vehicle Operations Helper; Vehicle Operations Superintendent
Vehicle And Vehicular Equipment Maintenance; Vehicle Management and Analysis; Vehicle Operations
Distribution Management Specialist; Fleet Management And Analysis Craftsman; Fleet Management And Analysis Journeyman; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Apprentice, Firefighting and Refueling Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Helper; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance Journeyman; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Apprentice, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance; Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Maintenance, Journeyman, Material Handling Equipment (MHE)/463L Maintenance; Vehicle Operations Apprentice; Vehicle Operations Helper
What they 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.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare reports or recommendations on transportation planning.
- Recommend transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use, or traffic projections.
- 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.
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
Business
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
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Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
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People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Analytical Thinking
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- Dowling Associates TRAFFIX
- SAS
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Bentley Microstation
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
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bachelor's degree or
master's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$77,020
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps.
