Also called: Transportation Modeler, Traffic Forecaster
Builds computer models that predict how many people and vehicles will use a road or transit line in the future.
You feed population, job, and survey data into a regional model to forecast traffic on a proposed highway in 2050. When a new rail line is planned, your numbers help decide if it's worth building.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in civil engineering, planning, or data science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Data Science.
Growing about average. Small specialized field.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI and big phone-location data now predict travel faster than classic models; fewer modelers by 2036.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Calculus, Computer science.
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