The role of someone working in the transport industry is to plan, manage and make improvements to the transport system in question. It is a job ideally suited to someone with keen analytical skills and the ability to create innovative solutions to transport problems. Candidates who apply for a job in this sector must have good communication skills and the ability to work under pressure
Typical day-to-day tasks of someone in transport include finding ways to cut down on car use and make it more desirable and easy for travellers to use transport such as bicycles. A transport planner should have good literacy skills as they have to write regular, lucid reports.
Most employers look for candidates with a degree in any subject, though a relevant degree can often help applicants along in their career path. The average salary for an employee in this industry is around £23,000 per year.

• Having IT skills.
• Having interpersonal abilities.
• Being able to work with a team.
• Having presentation skills.
• Being confident.
• Having math skills.
• Being able to interpret data.
• Having decision making abilities.
• Being able to work under pressure.
• Having good communication skills.

Transport is a multidisciplinary area and requires different academic qualifications and backgrounds. Relevant subjects for these jobs are IT, marketing, geography, business studies, economics, languages, mathematics, and human resources. Some jobs in this area have specific requirements such as technical degrees in supply chain management or engineering.

There are many universities offering relevant postgraduate courses for this area such as transport economics, supply chain management, logistics, transport planning, among others.