Long time road geek but never pursued it as a career. However my current job in TV is at a dead end. What types of jobs could a 40 year old man get in the transportation industry?
Education and communications background tho.
Sounds like you might have a good background to be a DOT public information officer. Basically they handle things like press releases, social media, answering questions for reporters, etc.
What about a short-term job, just for the summer? I cannot drive a car, and my vision is sub-par... anything I could do?
Quote from: Mergingtraffic on May 14, 2018, 06:36:44 PM
Long time road geek but never pursued it as a career. However my current job in TV is at a dead end. What types of jobs could a 40 year old man get in the transportation industry?
Education and communications background tho.
Public information officer or trainer. KYTC has an in-house training shop that would be perfect for someone with an educational background.
Quote from: MCRoads on May 15, 2018, 10:18:07 AM
What about a short-term job, just for the summer? I cannot drive a car, and my vision is sub-par... anything I could do?
At 15 years of age, you'll be too young for most transportation-related jobs. However, even working in, say, drive thru windows or a gas station, you'll hear from many drivers asking for directions and things like that. It's not exactly building a roadway-type work, but gives you a little insight to how others drive.
When studying to become a transportation engineer, I spent summers between years of college working as a summer help for IDOT. You basically intern with engineers that supervise construction jobs, evaluating progress, cost, material inspection, etc. That's for someone a bit older than 15, though...