Industrial Traffic Managers

High School

Many jobs are available to high school graduates, especially with smaller companies, and part-time and summer employment is often available to high school students. You can prepare for a career as an industrial traffic manager by taking courses in economics, mathematics, science, and business administration.

Postsecondary Training

To advance to positions of greater responsibility, you are strongly advised to have at least some postsecondary education. More companies have begun to require one to two years of college education or a bachelor's degree for entry into this field, especially when seeking employees interested in making a career with their company. Many colleges offer traffic and transportation curricula to prepare workers for employment as traffic agents and clerks. Some institutions combine course work with on-the-job experience in programs that lead to an associate's degree or a certificate of completion.

Other Education or Training

Continuing education (CE) classes, webinars, and workshops are provided by professional associations. For example, the Association for Supply Chain Management's Foundations of Supply Chain Management program offers courses such as Foundations of Inventory Management, Foundations of Distribution & Logistics, Foundations of Operations Planning, Foundations of Manufacturing Management, Foundations of Managing Operations, and Introduction to Supply Chain Principles. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals also offers CE classes.