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Transportation Planners — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$101,110
United States, 2025
Employment
37,100
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Prepare studies for proposed transportation projects. Gather, compile, and analyze data. Study the use and operation of transportation systems. Develop transportation models or simulations.
- O*NET code
- 19-3099.01
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Evaluate transportation project needs or costs.
- Analyze information from traffic counting programs.
- Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.
- Participate in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designs.
- Prepare reports or recommendations on transportation planning.
- Collaborate with engineers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues.
- Recommend transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use, or traffic projections.
- Develop computer models to address transportation planning issues.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$66,120
25th percentile
$80,860
75th percentile
$129,960
90th percentile
$160,300
Most important skills
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Writing4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Active Learning3.8
- Systems Evaluation3.8
- Coordination3.6
- Systems Analysis3.5
- Mathematics3.4
What skills do you need?
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 20 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
20
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.5 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Mathematics | 3.4 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Coordination | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Transportation PlannersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | $140,670 | 3,380 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $138,250 | 6,220 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $135,390 | 100 | 2025 |
| MD | $131,810 | 2,600 | 2025 |
| DC | $128,440 | 2,480 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $126,610 | 70 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $124,590 | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | $120,220 | 680 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $119,520 | 70 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $119,430 | 350 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | $115,920 | 290 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $113,800 | 50 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $112,990 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $110,490 | 560 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $109,640 | 300 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $109,140 | 250 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $108,430 | 70 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | $108,350 | 290 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $107,950 | 290 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $107,910 | 440 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.