Also called: Bus Network Planner, Scheduling Analyst
Designs bus and train routes and schedules so transit gets people where they need to go.
Transit planners decide where buses should run and how often, using rider data and maps. They might redesign a whole city's bus network or figure out how to get workers to a new factory. Riders feel their work every day.
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, geography, or engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Geography, Civil Engineering, Data Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Approximate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI optimizes routes and schedules from rider data; balancing community needs and politics stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Human Geography, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3051.
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