Mobility Managers

The U.S. Department of Labor does not provide an employment outlook for mobility managers, but it does report that job opportunities for the related career of urban and regional planner are projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034. This is as fast as the average for all occupations. “Society is moving toward a new era, one increasingly dominated by on-demand transportation services,” according to Mobility Managers: Transportation Coordinators for Older Adults, People with Disabilities, Veterans, and Other Members of the Riding Public. This publication from the AARP Public Policy Institute goes on to say that “mobility management approaches and mobility managers are well suited for this emerging era.”

Demand is expected to continue to grow for mobility managers as the number of people with disabilities and those who are elderly (who may also have a disability) increases. As of 2024, 28.7 percent of adults in the United States had some type of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2020 Census found that there were 55.8 million people (or 16.8 percent of the population) age 65 and older in the United States. Mobility managers with advanced degrees and extensive experience will have the best job prospects.