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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. | Interact with the public to answer traffic-related questions, respond to complaints and requests, or discuss traffic control ordinances, plans, policies, and procedures. | |||
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Prepare drawings of proposed signal installations or other control devices, using drafting instruments or computer-automated drafting equipment. | ||||
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Plan, design, and improve components of traffic control systems to accommodate current and projected traffic and to increase usability and efficiency. | ||||
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Analyze data related to traffic flow, accident rate data, and proposed development to determine the most efficient methods to expedite traffic flow. | ||||
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Prepare work orders for repair, maintenance, and changes in traffic systems. | ||||
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Study factors affecting traffic conditions, such as lighting and sign and marking visibility, to assess their effectiveness. | ||||
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Visit development and work sites to determine projects' effect on traffic and the adequacy of traffic control and safety plans, or to suggest traffic control measures. | ||||
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Lay out pavement markings for striping crews. | ||||
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Operate counters and record data to assess the volume, type, and movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic at specified times. | ||||
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Provide technical supervision regarding traffic control devices to other traffic technicians and laborers. | ||||
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Gather and compile data from hand count sheets, machine count tapes, and radar speed checks, and code data for computer input. | ||||
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Place and secure automatic counters, using power tools, and retrieve counters after counting periods end. | ||||
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Measure and record the speed of vehicular traffic, using electrical timing devices or radar equipment. | ||||
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Study traffic delays by noting times of delays, the numbers of vehicles affected, and vehicle speed through the delay area. | ||||
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Review traffic control or barricade plans to issue permits for parades and other special events and for construction work that affects rights of way, providing assistance with plan preparation or revision as necessary. | ||||
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Prepare graphs, charts, diagrams, and other aids to illustrate observations and conclusions. | ||||
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Establish procedures for street closures and for repair or construction projects. | ||||
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Compute time settings for traffic signals and speed restrictions, using standard formulas. | ||||
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Monitor street and utility projects for compliance to traffic control permit conditions. | ||||
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Maintain and make minor adjustments and field repairs to equipment used in surveys, including the replacement of parts on traffic data gathering devices. | ||||
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Time stoplights or other delays, using stopwatches. | ||||
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Interview motorists about specific intersections or highways to gather road-condition information for use in planning. | ||||
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Develop plans and long-range strategies for providing adequate parking space. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Traffic Technicians
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
- Knowledges
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- Tools and Technology
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. | |||
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Autodesk AutoCAD software | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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Dowling Associates TRAFFIX | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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ESRI ArcGIS software | Map creation software | |||
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ESRI ArcView | Map creation software | |||
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JAMAR Technologies PETRAPro | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | |||
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Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Pd' Programming Intersection Magic | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Traffic control software | Industrial control software | |||
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Traffic signal software | Industrial control software | |||
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Trafficware SimTraffic | Computer aided design CAD software | |||
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35 millimeter cameras | Still cameras | |||
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Data collectors | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Digital plotters | Plotter printers | |||
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Drafting instruments | Drafting kits or sets | |||
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Dynamic message signs | Moving message signs | |||
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Electric timing devices | Clock timers | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Pavement cutting saws | Power saws | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Pneumatic traffic counters | Electronic counters | |||
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Portable two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Portable weight scales | Floor or platform scales | |||
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Radar guns | Speed sensors | |||
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Ramp meters | Traffic signals | |||
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Total stations | Theodolites | |||
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Traffic counters | Electronic counters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Agency of Transportation Technician (AOT Technician) | |||
Automatic Traffic Recorder Technician (ATR Technician) | |||
Civil Engineer | |||
Civil Engineering Technician | |||
Data Collection Technician | |||
Engineering Aid | |||
Engineering Planning Survey Technician | |||
Engineering Technician | |||
Field Traffic Data Technician | |||
Field Traffic Investigator | |||
GPS Analyst Technician (Global Positioning Systems Analyst Technician) | |||
Highway Traffic Control Technician | |||
Planning Technician | |||
Red Light Technician | |||
Signal Engineer | |||
Speed Zone Investigator | |||
Survey Technician | |||
Traffic Analyst | |||
Traffic Control Technician | |||
Traffic Designer | |||
Traffic Engineer | |||
Traffic Engineering Technician | |||
Traffic Field Investigator | |||
Traffic Inspector | |||
Traffic Investigator | |||
Traffic Monitor Specialist | |||
Traffic Operations Engineer | |||
Traffic Recorder Technician | |||
Traffic Research Field Technician | |||
Traffic Signal Technician (TST) | |||
Traffic Systems Technician | |||
Traffic Technician | |||
Transportation Analyst | |||
Transportation Planning Technician | |||
Transportation Specialist | |||
Transportation Technician | |||
Weight in Motion Field Data Collection Technician | |||
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