How do they match: Traffic Technicians

  • Compute time settings for traffic signals or speed restrictions, using standard formulas.
  • Interview motorists about specific intersections or highways to gather road-condition information for use in planning.
  • Maintain or make minor adjustments or field repairs to equipment used in surveys, including the replacement of parts on traffic data gathering devices.
  • Measure and record the speed of vehicular traffic, using electrical timing devices or radar equipment.
  • Place and secure automatic counters, using power tools, and retrieve counters after counting periods end.
  • Plan, design, and improve components of traffic control systems to accommodate current or projected traffic and to increase usability and efficiency.
  • Prepare drawings of proposed signal installations or other control devices, using drafting instruments or computer-automated drafting equipment.
  • Time stoplights or other delays, using stopwatches.

  • Develop program goals or plans.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.