Traffic Technicians, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here27
  • sign technician
  • traffic analyst
  • pavement engineer
  • permit technician
  • traffic specialist
  • traffic technician
  • traffic coordinator
  • traffic investigator
  • collection technician
  • transportation analyst
  • street light technician
  • survey field technician
  • traffic control laborer
  • traffic signal installer
  • and 13 more
SOC code
53-6041.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
19 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Traffic TechniciansSOC 53-6041.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
62% · agentPartly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Traffic analysis agent
Microsoft Excel · Python · Tableau
● No integration needed
Technical documentation agent
Autodesk AutoCAD · Microsoft PowerPoint · ESRI ArcGIS software
● No integration needed
Data compilation agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Access · Python
● No integration needed
Traffic planning agent
ESRI ArcGIS software · Trafficware SimTraffic · Microsoft Word
● No integration needed
Public inquiry response agent
Email · Microsoft Outlook · Docs
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final traffic control system designs and signal timing decisionsConduct physical field work: installing/retrieving counters, measuring speeds, timing signals on-siteIssue permits for events and construction affecting rights of wayProvide technical supervision and safety oversight to field crews

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Prepare graphs, charts, diagrams, and technical drawings85% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable
Compile and code traffic count data from various sources82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 19 detailed work activities O*NET records for Traffic Technicians, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.