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Job outlook for transportation design engineers in the United States
Transportation design engineer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected transportation design engineer job growth rate is 7% from 2018-2028.
About 22,100 new jobs for transportation design engineers are projected over the next decade.
Transportation design engineer salaries have increased 6% for transportation design engineers in the last 5 years.
There are over 8,404 transportation design engineers currently employed in the United States.
There are 55,726 active transportation design engineer job openings in the US.
The average transportation design engineer salary is $70,042.
Are transportation design engineer jobs in demand?
Transportation design engineer job and salary trends over time
Transportation design engineer jobs over time
Transportation design engineer job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,404 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 8,308 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 8,584 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 8,451 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 8,255 | 0.00% |
Average transportation design engineer salary over time
Transportation design engineer salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $70,042 | $33.67 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | $68,848 | $33.10 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | $68,516 | $32.94 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | $67,037 | $32.23 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $66,064 | $31.76 | +1.6% |
Transportation design engineer jobs by state
Most common states for transportation design engineers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 263 | 38% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 939 | 14% |
| 3 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 593 | 14% |
| 4 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,083 | 13% |
| 5 | Delaware | 961,939 | 123 | 13% |
| 6 | California | 39,536,653 | 4,682 | 12% |
| 7 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 858 | 12% |
| 8 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 121 | 12% |
| 9 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 90 | 12% |
| 10 | Alaska | 739,795 | 90 | 12% |
| 11 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 755 | 11% |
| 12 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 644 | 11% |
| 13 | Vermont | 623,657 | 67 | 11% |
| 14 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 64 | 11% |
| 15 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 617 | 10% |
| 16 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 546 | 10% |
| 17 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 856 | 9% |
| 18 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 287 | 9% |
| 19 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 282 | 9% |
| 20 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 123 | 9% |
Most common cities for transportation design engineers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington | 1 | 4% | $73,747 |
| 2 | Laurel | 1 | 4% | $65,608 |
| 3 | Marietta | 2 | 3% | $59,866 |
| 4 | Juneau | 1 | 3% | $64,816 |
| 5 | Alpharetta | 1 | 2% | $59,863 |
| 6 | Worcester | 2 | 1% | $74,157 |
| 7 | Hoover | 1 | 1% | $62,892 |
| 8 | Lansing | 1 | 1% | $58,703 |
| 9 | Sioux Falls | 1 | 1% | $61,429 |
| 10 | Atlanta | 2 | 0% | $59,893 |
| 11 | Denver | 2 | 0% | $66,374 |
| 12 | Baltimore | 1 | 0% | $65,682 |
| 13 | Birmingham | 1 | 0% | $62,855 |
| 14 | Colorado Springs | 1 | 0% | $66,910 |
| 15 | Des Moines | 1 | 0% | $60,165 |
| 16 | Jacksonville | 1 | 0% | $64,299 |
| 17 | Omaha | 1 | 0% | $65,728 |
| 18 | Richmond | 1 | 0% | $76,311 |
Transportation Design Engineer job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of transportation design engineer experts
Murray State University
Bryant Harrison
InstructorMurray State University
Design Engineering Technology
What soft skills should all Transportation Design Engineers possess?
Bryant Harrison: Engineers are constantly working with a variety of people on a project. These people could be other engineers in the same department or other departments, managers, stakeholders, and customers. The ability to communicate both on a technical and non-technical level with these people is likely the most important soft skill for a design engineer.