What is a highway engineering technician and how to become one

Key steps to become a highway engineering technician

1. Explore highway engineering technician education requirements

   Most common highway engineering technician degrees

   Bachelor's

   54.5 %

   Associate

   27.3 %

   High School Diploma

   18.2 %

2. Start to develop specific highway engineering technician skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Asphalt	38.35%
   Civil Engineering	34.84%
   Cost Estimates	13.73%
   Traffic Control	13.08%

3. Complete relevant highway engineering technician training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New highway engineering technicians learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a highway engineering technician based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real highway engineering technician resumes.

4. Research highway engineering technician duties and responsibilities

   • Manage and distribute cad standards to contributing design consultants and assist with any design issues as necessary.
   • Collect data on everything on the job from employees to figuring yield with D1 aggregate and asphalt.
   • Perform tests on RF and digital electronic assemblies and systems to characterize performance, uncover specification deficiencies and repair damage circuitry.
   • Experience with SiteManager and INDOT documentation relating to construction process.

5. Apply for highway engineering technician jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a highway engineering technician job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams