Occupations/19-3099.01

Transportation Planners

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

Bachelor’s

Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.

AI automation risk

47%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

48%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

21%

More resilient

A day in this job

Mostly human
Collaborate with engineers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues.
Task
Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.
Task
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.

The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.

Core tasks

01Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.
02Participate in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designs.
03Prepare reports or recommendations on transportation planning.
04Collaborate with engineers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues.
05Recommend transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use, or traffic projections.
06Develop computer models to address transportation planning issues.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks1.95
Degree of automation1.80
Time sitting4.55
Originality (ability)3.62
Conflict situations2.75
Hands-on objects/tools1.25
Outdoors / weather1.95
Disease exposure1.00
Decision freedom3.85

Top abilities

Written Expression4.00
Written Comprehension4.00
Oral Expression4.00
Oral Comprehension4.00
Inductive Reasoning4.00
Fluency of Ideas4.00
Deductive Reasoning4.00
Visualization3.88

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension4.00
Active Listening4.00
Writing4.00
Speaking4.00
Mathematics3.38
Science2.38
Critical Thinking4.00
Active Learning3.75
Learning Strategies3.00
Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

03.0209Energy and Environmental Policy13.0601Educational Evaluation and Research13.0603Educational Statistics and Research Methods13.0604Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement13.0607Learning Sciences13.0699Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other16.0199Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other19.0702Adult Development and Aging30.0501Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution30.1001Biopsychology30.1101Gerontology30.1701Behavioral Sciences30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies30.2301Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies30.2601Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis30.2701Human Biology30.3301Sustainability Studies30.3401Anthrozoology30.4001Economics and Foreign Language/Literature30.4201Geoarcheaology30.4401Geography and Environmental Studies30.4601History and Political Science30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology30.5101Philosophy, Politics, and Economics44.0502Education Policy Analysis44.0503Health Policy Analysis45.0101Social Sciences, General45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods45.0103Survey Research/Methodology45.0199Social Sciences, Other45.0501Demography and Population Studies45.0502Applied Demography45.0599Demography, Other45.9999Social Sciences, Other51.3204Medical/Health Humanities

Schools offering related programs

12 of 87 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

Institution	Program	Tuition	Admit	Grad 6-yr	Earnings
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public	Energy and Environmental Policy 03.0209	$19,600	55%	86%	1 yr $60,320 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 03.02
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · Public	Educational Evaluation and Research 13.0601	$1,200	100%	39%	1 yr $54,234 2 yr $54,894 Master's · CIP 13.06
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 16.0199	$65,400	12%	95%	1 yr $47,846 2 yr $32,563 Bachelor's · CIP 16.01
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public	Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 16.0199	$11,800	17%	91%	1 yr — 2 yr $47,394 Bachelor's · CIP 16.01
Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit	Energy and Environmental Policy 03.0209	$66,100	6%	96%	1 yr $44,091 2 yr $33,993 Master's · CIP 03.02
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	Energy and Environmental Policy 03.0209	$12,600	48%	84%	1 yr $41,025 2 yr — Master's · CIP 03.02
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public	Energy and Environmental Policy 03.0209	$9,200	47%	84%	1 yr $40,551 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 03.02
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public	Energy and Environmental Policy 03.0209	$7,200	100%	45%	1 yr $38,289 2 yr $36,848 Bachelor's · CIP 03.02
Metropolitan State University St. Paul, MN · Public	Social Sciences, General 45.0101	$9,600	82%	48%	1 yr $37,748 2 yr $33,565 Bachelor's · CIP 45.01
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 16.0199	$15,200	24%	87%	1 yr $37,568 2 yr $27,874 Bachelor's · CIP 16.01
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	Adult Development and Aging 19.0702	$50,200	77%	82%	1 yr $36,848 2 yr $32,653 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public	Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 16.0199	$15,200	57%	86%	1 yr $35,213 2 yr $39,369 Bachelor's · CIP 16.01