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Traffic Technicians
Keeps cars, people and traffic moving safely.
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Parking attendants park cars and run lots and garages. Parking enforcement officers check meters and write tickets. Crossing guards help children cross near schools. Flaggers direct traffic around road work. Traffic technicians count traffic, time signals and help engineers plan safer streets. Most of this work is outdoors in all weather.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Engineering Design · Career and Technical
Builds engineering, which this job uses.
- Algebra I · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Physics · Science
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Traffic Technicians on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.