Traffic, Customs & Transportation

Types of Degrees Traffic, Customs & Transportation Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	163
Basic Certificate	107

What Traffic, Customs & Transportation Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• 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.
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills for Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician:

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• 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.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician Majors

As a traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• 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.

What Can You Do With a Traffic, Customs & Transportation Major?

People with a traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Cargo and Freight Agents	10.4%	$43,210
Freight Forwarders	10.4%	$43,210

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Traffic, Customs & Transportation?

This major attracts more men than women. About 61% of the graduates in this field are male.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	88
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

How Much Do Traffic, Customs & Transportation Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician majors often go into careers where salaries can range from $42,940 to $46,070 (25th to 75th percentile). This range includes all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Traffic, Customs & Transportation

Some degrees associated with traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	4.1%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	60.1%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	3.0%
Some College Courses	9.7%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	10.4%
Bachelor’s Degree	12.4%

Online Traffic, Customs & Transportation Programs

In 2020-2021, 5 schools offered a traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in Traffic, Customs & Transportation Worth It?

The median salary for a traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician grad is $42,940 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 8% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $60,800 after 20 years!

Majors Related to Traffic, Customs & Transportation

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to traffic, customs, and transportation clerk/technician.

Major	Number of Grads
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	6,847
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation	4,699
Business & Office Technology	2,730
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	2,122
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	1,772
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services	375
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations	181
Receptionist	123

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.