Traffic Technicians
Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.
Also called: Engineering Technician, Traffic Signal Technician (TST), Traffic Technician, Transportation Technician
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- product and service development
- public safety and security
- law and government
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Analytical Thinking
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Bentley Microstation
Object or component oriented development software
