Jobs in roads/transportation

[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.

[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.

[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?

[hbelkins]

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.

[jeffandnicole]

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...