Transportation Engineers

Employers

Transportation engineers work on transportation projects for local, state, and federal government organizations. They may be hired by large construction companies. They also work for engineering consulting firms and urban planning organizations. The Department of Labor categorizes transportation engineers as a division of civil engineering. There are 439,200 civil engineers employed in the United States.

Starting Out

Many transportation engineers get their start while in school studying for their bachelor's degree. They take the fundamentals of engineering exam and once they pass, hold the engineer in training (EIT) designation. They may participate in an internship or start in an entry-level job. Ask your school's career services office for help with finding internship and entry-level job listings in transportation engineering firms. Also search for job listings posted on professional associations' Web sites and sites such as Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn, and Monster, to name only a few.