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Also called collection technician, highway traffic control technician, permit technician and sign technician.
$59,090
Median pay a year
7,860
People do this work
6
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Analyzing traffic data
Timing vehicle speed
Recording travel details
Reviewing work orders
Monitoring surroundings
Identifying opportunities
Compiling operational data
Preparing drawings of products
Creating products
Developing program goals
Arranging maintenance activities
Planning work operations
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Traffic Technician
Summary
Traffic technician conducting field studies to assess traffic volume, speed, signal effectiveness, and lighting adequacy, while preparing data visualizations and responding to public inquiries
Experience
Traffic Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Studied traffic delays by noting times of delays, numbers of vehicles affected, and vehicle speed through the delay area
Interacted with the public to answer traffic-related questions and respond to complaints or requests
Prepared graphs, charts, and diagrams to illustrate observations or conclusions related to traffic flow
Analyzed data related to traffic flow and accident rates to determine efficient methods to expedite traffic flow
Prepared work orders for repair, maintenance, or changes in traffic systems
Computed time settings for traffic signals or speed restrictions using standard formulas
Measured and recorded the speed of vehicular traffic using electrical timing devices or radar equipment
Skills
Checking & Planning
Analyzing traffic data, Identifying opportunities, Compiling operational data, Preparing drawings of products, Creating products, Developing program goals
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Studied traffic delays and vehicle speedsInteracted with the public on traffic issuesPrepared graphs and charts to illustrate dataAnalyzed traffic flow and accident rate dataPrepared work orders for traffic system changesComputed time settings for traffic signals
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Studied traffic delays and vehicle speeds to identify patterns and improve flow
Prepared graphs and charts to illustrate data findings for better understanding
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Add how many delays you studied each week.
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Analyzed several traffic delays each week to identify patterns and improve flow
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Several delays each weekA few each dayMost delays in the area
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Prepared graphs and charts to illustrate data findings for better understanding
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Helped the team make informed decisionsClarified complex data for stakeholdersImproved communication with the public
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The work itself
What a Traffic Technician does
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Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer.
What it pays
How much does a Traffic Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$46,440
Median
$59,090
75th percentile
$75,850
About 7,860 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$41,330
$52,060
$60,730
AR
$38,430
$49,550
$57,140
AZ
$49,390
$59,980
$76,170
CA
$59,120
$79,110
$85,240
CT
$37,680
$50,400
$60,300
FL
$41,600
$51,220
$64,160
GA
$41,680
$48,110
$64,190
IA
$54,740
$68,100
$72,660
ID
$49,900
$57,180
$71,990
IL
$51,810
$70,970
$88,190
IN
$56,290
$71,000
$73,730
KS
$42,720
$47,100
$50,650
LA
$37,130
$42,710
$50,660
MA
$45,220
$63,780
$89,840
MD
$52,090
$60,650
$72,960
MI
$37,890
$37,890
$66,660
MN
$65,660
$77,810
$82,390
MO
$48,630
$56,720
$66,350
NC
$47,270
$56,800
$64,020
NE
$40,730
$61,380
$77,780
NJ
$54,720
$64,240
$78,000
NM
$39,610
$49,280
$56,070
NV
$44,820
$53,100
$79,550
NY
$52,190
$71,670
$83,770
OH
$41,740
$61,460
$75,420
OK
$46,400
$60,750
$63,670
PA
$49,660
$65,610
$70,480
SC
$48,760
$57,080
$62,410
TN
$44,090
$44,970
$54,190
TX
$42,070
$48,770
$59,480
UT
$53,110
$61,970
$74,760
VA
$54,250
$62,270
$80,650
WA
$64,110
$71,960
$95,030
WI
$56,880
$58,940
$64,210
WV
$49,690
$53,400
$55,480
WY
$48,510
$50,120
$59,310
Other names
Other names for this job
collection technician, highway traffic control technician, permit technician, sign technician, street light technician, survey field technician, traffic control technician, traffic engineering technician, traffic signal technician, TST, traffic survey technician, transportation planning technician.
More names for this work
transportation technician, field traffic investigator, pavement engineer, radar signal processing engineers, traffic analyst, traffic control laborer, traffic control specialist, traffic coordinator, traffic investigator, traffic management specialist, traffic monitor specialist, traffic signal installer, traffic specialist, transportation analyst, transportation operations specialist, transportation ops specialist.
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This page is about the occupation Traffic Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.