Transportation Engineer
Also known as: Highway Engineer · Traffic Engineer
Plans and designs roads, junctions and transit systems for safe, efficient travel.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
Transportation engineers plan and design roads, junctions, highways and transit systems so traffic moves safely and efficiently. They work in infrastructure consultancies, government departments and metro and highway projects, and the day involves traffic studies, design on software, reports and coordinating with project teams.
- Studies traffic volumes and patterns
- Designs roads and intersections
- Prepares highway project drawings
- Reviews road safety measures
How you get in
Many design roles prefer an M.Tech in transportation engineering, often reached through GATE. B.Tech graduates also start as trainee highway or traffic engineers in infrastructure consultancies.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Traffic surveys and analysis
- Highway geometric design to IRC codes
- Pavement design
- Using design and simulation software
- Writing project reports
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Much work is tied to government highway and metro projects.
- Common next steps: senior highway engineer, traffic planner, or project manager.
- Field surveys alternate with office-based design.
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