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	Transportation Planners	Transportation Engineers	Urban and Regional Planners	Logistics Engineers	Statisticians
SUMMARY	19% Minimal Risk	19% Minimal Risk	18% Minimal Risk	20% Minimal Risk	22% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	5.8/10	8.0/10	7.4/10	7.0/10	6.2/10
POLLING	40% (Low Risk, Based on 36 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 35 votes)	25% (Low Risk, Based on 290 votes)	49% (Moderate Risk, Based on 25 votes)	44% (Moderate Risk, Based on 533 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-1.7%	5.0%	3.4%	16.7%	8.5%
WAGES	$100,340 or $48.24 per hour	$99,590 or $47.88 per hour	$83,720 or $40.25 per hour	$80,880 or $38.88 per hour	$103,300 or $49.66 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	36,970	355,410	43,040	235,640	29,800
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.	Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy. Prepare designs, specifications, or estimates for transportation facilities. Plan modifications of existing streets, highways, or freeways to improve traffic flow.	Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.	Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.	Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

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