Also called: Traffic Data Collector, Transportation Data Technician
Collects data on how many cars, bikes, and people use roads and intersections so planners can design them better.
Traffic count techs lay rubber tubes across roads, mount video cameras on poles, and download and clean the data back at the office. It's an outdoor entry job in transportation planning.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma or associate degree; driver's license.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Civil Engineering Technology, GIS.
Growing slowly. Sensors and video AI are replacing some manual counting.
High risk for 10 years. AI video counters and sensors now count cars and bikes automatically; few manual counters needed.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to traffic data companies for field technician jobs; you need a car and license
Classes: Statistics, Geography, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4099.
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