Traffic engineering

Description

The subdiscipline of civil engineering that applies engineering methods to create safe and efficient traffic flows of people and goods on roadways, including sidewalks, traffic lights, and cycle facilities.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 2 occupations
  • Optional in 2 occupations
  • Total: 4 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Transport planner
    A Transport Planner is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing transportation strategies and systems to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of movement within …
  • Road maintenance technician
    Road maintenance technicians inspect and manage roads in enclosed areas for maintenance and repair. They help to relieve traffic safely and smoothly, and check if traffic signs, ro…

Optional for

  • Transport engineer
    A Transport Engineer (or Transportation Engineer) plans, designs, and manages transportation systems that ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. They work on i…
  • Civil engineer
    A Civil Engineer plans, designs, and supervises the construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, buildings, airports, dams, and water systems. Th…

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