Also called: Public Participation Specialist, Outreach Planner
Makes sure residents get a real say in city plans by running meetings, surveys, pop-up events, and online engagement.
Engagement planners set up booths at farmers markets with maps and sticky notes, translate surveys into several languages, and turn hundreds of comments into recommendations for a new park or bus line.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in planning, communications, or a social science.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Communications, Sociology.
Growing about average. Steady demand.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI summarizes survey comments and translates; running meetings and building trust with residents stays human.
Classes: Spanish, Speech class, AP Human Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3051.
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