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Started by Mergingtraffic, May 14, 2018, 06:36:44 PM

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Mergingtraffic

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.
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vdeane

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.
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MCRoads

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?
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hbelkins

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.


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jeffandnicole

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.

paulthemapguy

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...
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