Transportation • Go Government

Sample Positions

Agency: Federal Transit Administration
Salary Range: $53,435 to $100,736/year

As a transportation program analyst, you will:

Provide accurate and timely interpretation and application of applicable transportation laws and policies for FTA grants and cooperative agreements to Headquarters (HQ), regional staff and all other stakeholders
Recommend statutory, regulatory, procedural and administrative changes that would affect the grant programs and coordinate with other FTA staff, regional offices and other federal agencies on government-wide initiatives in the development, dissemination and implementation of grant guidance

Agency: Army National Guard Units (Title 32)
Salary Range: $55,231 to $71,802/Year

As an airplane flight instructor, you will:

Administer, schedule, and conduct training to develop, upgrade and evaluate the skills of assigned personnel. As required by the position of assignment, you will maintain qualifications in and perform duties as a mission crewmember in one or more of the following surveillance specialties as appropriate: Air Surveillance Technician (AST), Data Systems Technician (DST), Interface Control Technician (ICT), Electronic Protection Technician (EPT) and Surveillance Technician (ST). This position requires paramount knowledge of TACS techniques and procedures

Interested in a career in the transportation field? Federal positions in transportation include traffic managers, highway safety specialists, air traffic controllers and air navigators.

For example, air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration coordinate the safe takeoff and landing of aircrafts. Fire logistics dispatchers with the Forest Service play a vital role in containing and eliminating forest fires. These two highlight only a few of the numerous federal job opportunities in the transportation field.

Top Transportation Positions by Region	Percentage
South Atlantic	24.0%
Pacific West	17.0%
West South Central	12.0%
East North Central	11.9%
Mountain West	9.7%
Mid-Atlantic	7.2%
West North Central	6.7%
East South Central	5.9%
Northeast	3.7%
Positions Overseas	0.99%