Transportation Planner
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
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Average Salary
RM2500 - RM 5000
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Career Trends
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Compability
What is Transportation Planner?
A Transportation Planner generally prepares a study for proposed transportation projects. A Transportation Planner also collects, unites, and analyzes data, studies the use and operation of the transportation system, and develops transportation models or simulations.
Minimum education level
PT3
SPM
STPM
Diploma
Degree
Average Salary
Example of a Job Position
Task
? Prepare reports or recommendations for transportation planning ? Recommend improvements to the transportation system or project, based on projections of the economy, population, land use, or traffic ? Participate in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to get input from parties affected by the project, or to reach agreement on project design ? Determine the problem or priority of transportation planning, regional or local ? Analyze and interpret data from traffic modeling software, geographic information systems, or related databases
Skills
Talking
Talk to others to convey information effectively
Writing
Communicate effectively through writing that suits the needs of the audience
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled
Consideration and Decision Making
Consider the shortcomings and advantages of potential action choices to choose the most appropriate action.
Reading Understanding
Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.
Capability
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Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed
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Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules and conclusions (including finding relationships between seemingly unconnected events).
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Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences
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Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.
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Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing
