Bicycle & Pedestrian Planner

Also called: Active Transportation Planner, Complete Streets Coordinator

Plans bike lanes, sidewalks, trails, and safe routes to school.

A day in the life

You map where cyclists get hit, design a protected bike lane, and organize a pop-up demonstration to show people how it would work. Then you write grant applications to fund it.

Pay over a career

Starting
$50k
Typical
$72k
High
$100k

Estimated within BLS urban and regional planners.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in urban planning, geography, or engineering.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Geography, Civil Engineering.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Growing with Vision Zero and active transportation funding.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI helps map crashes and routes; walking streets with residents and winning support stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Geography, Government, Statistics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3051.

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