Also called: Maritime Planner, Port Development Planner
Plans how ports grow: new terminals, rail lines, and climate-proof waterfronts.
A port planner models future cargo growth, maps land for new terminals, and works on environmental reviews and sea-level-rise plans. Expect GIS maps, community meetings, and long-range thinking.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's, often a master's, in urban planning, engineering, or logistics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Geography, Supply Chain Management.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds cargo forecasts and site models; the political trade-offs and community reviews stay human.
Classes: AP Human Geography, Statistics, AP Environmental Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3051.
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