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- čas přidán 19. 05. 2021
- Follow me on a day in the life of a civil traffic engineer. I am a professional civil engineer working as a City Traffic Engineer. Traffic engineering is about the safe and efficient transportation of people and goods. Lately, I've been working at home. I'm happy to answer any questions. Feel free to contact me through my twitter handle below.
Follow me on Twitter: / byrontangte
Thanks for sharing. I really liked the vlog.
I like your videos! Keep up the good work, have a nice day~
Thank you! That means a lot. Especially for those of us starting out :)
Hi! I´m a Transportation Engineer form Montevideo, Uruguay and is funny how similar our routines are. Keep creating content on traffic engineering because you do it great!
Thanks Leonardo, I will definitely have more traffic-related videos in the future. Even from different countries, we will always have traffic :)
I'm an aspiring civil engineer and traffic engineer looks so interesting! Loved the video! Also I love vincenzo too! So nice to see another person watching Kdramas!
Thanks, I appreciate it! Vincenzo is awesome :)
thx! as a student dreaming to be a traffic engineer in North America, i enjoyed it a lot:)
Thank you for watching :)
Your daily routine is incredibly astounding! I must say you have had a great experience in this field. Meanwhile,I have done my bachelor in civil engineering and i m really keen to go for masters in transportation engineering, but in the meantime I don't have much expertise in transportation engineering, so what should I do in order to become a transpiration engineer.
Thanks! I would highly recommend applying for an internship or a job to get some entry level transportation experience. Not only will it help you get your career started, it will give you a real-world perspective that will help when you are pursuing your masters.
Hello, I am going to join Traffic Engineering course at my university next semester. Thank you for your video Mr. Tang.
Hi! Thank you for watching!!!
Cool vid bruh . I’ll subscribe.
Thank you, Ismael!
Thank you for this content! I work as a Junior Engineer-Traffic in a city in California, been working for 7 months now and I definitely love it! Any advice for us who are just starting a career in Traffic Engineering? And do you know how many years of experience is required to take the TE?
Hi! Awesome to see other California traffic engineers here. When starting out, try to learn as much as you can and take the initiative to find good training courses. Berkeley tech transfer is a good one. Years of experience required for TE is same as a PE, but you can't use the same experience to qualify for both tests. What I did was I got my PE two years after college and then I got my TE about four years after my PE. My preference was to get the PE first since the longer you wait the more you are likely to forget what you learned in college.
Hi, I'm also a transportation engineer!
I worked for about 2 years in Korea. I'm resting now. I accidentally found out about your channel while searching for videos That's awesome!!!
And you’re watching a drama starring Song Joong Ki,,,! That's cool 👍
Hello!!! I love hearing from people who share the same interests! I do like watching dramas- it just takes me a while to get through them :)
I teach English in a public elementary school in Korea. I'm looking for videos of an engineer at work to create a gif for my ppt and came across this. I LOVE that you're watching Vincenzo! I LOVE that show.
Oh wow, great to meet you. Korea sounds like a fantastic place to live in. Wish I could visit someday. I love the show (enough to put it in one of my videos). Such a great blend of action and comedy and a fantastic cast.
@@ByronTang Living here is great some days, lol. It can also be extremely frustrating if you’re not fluent in Korean (which I’m so NOT). I was assured by several people I wouldn’t need to speak ANY Korean to be on here. But, that seems to be true only if you live in bigger cities like Seoul or Daejeon.
However, I’m sure you’d love it if you visited. Majority of people are very nice. Food is amazing. It’s beautiful here, too.
@@lisaSKZSTAY I believe that. English speaking is usually ok in bigger Asian cities but not in smaller cities. Maybe you'll eventually start picking it up after some time? It would be a dream to be able to visit! It would make a great CZcams video too :)
@@ByronTang it totally would!!
I plan on taking the FE in a few months but have been told it’s more of less of a useless exam. It adds a ring to your name and does help get a job before others but doesn’t increase salary, thoughts?
Hi! In most cases you will need to pass the FE in order to take the PE exam. In some engineering fields, getting a PE is less important, but in Civil- I would say it is very important. For that reason, I would recommend getting a FE as more of a step to get the PE (especially if you are in civil engineering). I agree the FE makes you more marketable. Having the FE signals that there is a greater chance you can get a PE in the future. I would do it anyway when you can because you never know if you will need it or if you change your mind about it not being a useful exam. Having to take it many years later will be tougher.
Vincenzo Cassano…👌🏽
Hi, I'm new to your channel and see that you made some great content about traffic engineering. I would like to take master of transport engineering in Australia, it would be nice if I can ask you some question
Sure, feel free to ask away! Do you have twitter? It is possible to send direct messages through there (@ByronTangTE). Or search for me on LinkedIn.
this was very insightful. thank you for sharing!! may i ask what your education background is and if you had to take your Masters to be a traffic engineer?
I have a bachelor's in civil engineering. A masters may help, but you do not need to get a masters to be a traffic engineer. It's more important to have relevant experience and then later be licensed as a civil engineer.
Hey man!! This is a great video, I am considering going from mechanical engineer to Transportation engineering in a government job.
I’m nervous to think about the change. Do you have any insights about the job? The outlook and the future of it? Do you think getting the job at government prevent me from having opportunities in the future in the private field?
Hi Jorge! That is a significant change not only with the type of engineering but also from going to private to public sector. I personally love being in transportation and I think there will be a lot of work to keep the industry going in the future. Much federal money is going to go into transportation infrastructure and roads will need a lot of maintenance. In terms of preventing oppurtunities in the future, that will depend. If you get the job in government, try to get some design experience while working. If you work hard and get a broad range of experience, then you will definitely still have opportunities in the private or public sector. I have seen people in both private and public sector move to the other side. Good luck on your decision and I would love to hear your experience if you do switch.
@@ByronTang thanks so much Byron! I’ll keep you updated on what I decide. I’m not happy at what I’m currently doing at my company and see myself be unfulfilled. I got this job offer and I’m waiting to hear back from another company. If I don’t hear back from the other company then I’ll definitely jumó in with Transportation.
I appreciate the feedback and I’ll be sure to keep my experience relevant to the market. I think you accepted my connection in LinkedIn so I might try to message you there if that’s ok with you
Hi Jorge, that is ok with me. Good luck!
Thank you for the great video. I am a junior in college studying civil engineering, interested in traffic engineering, specifically ITS/CAV. Do you know what jobs are like in ITS/CAV and do you think it is a good field ?
Hi Ben! Good question. I think there will be many opportunities because technology is moving so fast in transportation and we need engineers with more skills in implementing ITS. With that said, some people think the future will be so automated that a lot of those jobs may not be needed. I think it would be good to be well rounded in all parts of traffic engineering. It will be good for job security. My perspective is coming more from the public sector side
Great video and editing! How many years of experience do you have as a city traffic engineer?
Thank you Matthew. I have two years working as the city traffic engineer, and a total 10 years experience working in traffic engineering
@@ByronTang oh wow! I really want to go into this field of engineering and was wondering how the work life balance is?
@@michalethompson7188 Work life balance is good. I generally work 8-9 hours a day. I am in the public sector. The private sector may be more demanding and work longer hours
@@ByronTang Oh great! I am an incoming freshmen at my local California community college hoping to also go into civil engineering! I was wondering if the pay is comfortable enough because my heart is saying civil engineer but I've only had people tell me that it's low pay and that I should go into more techy like cs
@@michalethompson7188 Pay is pretty good in the public sector. Once you obtain a PE license you should be making 6 figures and it will increase as you move up. Ultimately it will depend on how much you are seeking to be comfortable. Private sector tech jobs often do make more. One thing you can do is to compare job postings of civil engineering jobs with tech jobs. They should have salary ranges listed.
Hello there, I have a question regarding civil engineering. I am interested in civil fields, more like in construction and to be honest, civil traffic and transportation engineering look very interesting. I am a Uni student, and I need to choose my major by the end of this year. Do you have any advice for me? I am contemplating between should I take civil engineering or civil and environmental engineering, as I am also interested in some environmental aspects. But people said that if I am more into traffic, construction, and transport, it would be beneficial if I take civil engineering rather than civil and environmental engineering. Thank you for your answer! It would be so helpful for me. Have a great day! Subscribed btw! i just found this great channel.
Thank you so much for the support! Here's my advice: It's going to highly depend on your inclinations. For the college I went to, we didn't have a choice and had to learn some environmental as a civil engineering major. In your case, I would choose Civil Engineering. But in the meantime, talk to people and even maybe take an environmental course or two if that's allowed (in addition to your required coursework). Try to find a civil engineering & environmental student and even ask if you can shadow them on their job for a day or ask them what projects are they working on. It's hard because the only way you can truly know is by experiencing it. Also get an internship in civil engineering with construction and/or transportation so you get a feel what that's like and if it is for you. If for whatever reason you change your mind, I don't think it should hurt too much to switch majors as there is probably some overlap. The key is you need to sample through experience to find what matches you better. I talk a little about this in my video about the book Range by David Epstein. Recommend it if you haven't seen it already.
@@ByronTang thank you so much! yes i will see that absolutely! and the thing that really taken into consideration is that i am not really fond of chemistry 😩
Hey Byron, I am also a civil engineer in the transportation group. I wonder how you use traffic software on your computer. Is this your own laptop or your company laptop?
I work remote into my office desktop via my own laptop, and I am using Microstation to design. It is lagging a little bit. Do you have any suggestions to make the remote work more efficient?
Hi! Good question. The laptop is provided by my employer. For some things I do need to log in and work remotely through VM. It’s hard to get rid of the lag if that is your only option. Best advice I can give is to try to install as much as you can locally (that your company will allow) and to have a good PC.
@@ByronTang Thank you so much for the advices!!
Looks like you forwarded all the work to your team. Easy money.
Have to delegate some work!
@@ByronTang What's your salary?
@@MrRckstdy77 Around 110k to 130k. I'm on a step somewhere in between
Currently a student at a community college in CA, taking the Intro to Engineering Class, Chemistry, and Pre-Calc... So I guess working as a Civil Engineer doesn't necessarily mean doing calculus all day?
I have never had to use calculus while working. Also, if more complicated math is needed, we usually have software programs that help us do it quickly. But as a civil engineering major, I did have to take courses in calculus 1,2,3 and differential equations.
Hi I'm a traffic engineer (ITS) working in UAE, having 3 years of experience. I would like to know the opportunities for a guy like me in US, and what's the best platform to search for jobs in US. Thanks in advance.
I am not that familiar with the process of working in a different country so I don’t have a lot to say on that. There are definitely opportunities, despite traffic engineering being a very specialized part of civil engineering. I know for the public sector, governmentjobs.com is a great website for looking at job postings.
Hey Byron your videos are amazing. I am from India and planning to pursue my master's in transportation engineering and want to research on ITS. As I am planning to apply to Canadian universities, I just wanna know about the scope of Traffic Engineer jobs in Canada. Will it be the right decision to choose a career in this field?
Thank you.
Hi Nilanjan Nag, I am less familiar with the job market in Canada. Traffic Engineering-wise they do some pretty innovate things so I would think there would be opportunities in the ITS field. It would be best to talk to someone who knows the Canada job market better. Good luck!
@@ByronTang Thank you so much 😊.
I am planning for doing major in traffic engineering. I want to know to scope and opportunity of jobs in this field.
if u answer, it will be greatful.
There will be more jobs in the future but traffic engineering is harder in general to get into because it is a specialized field within Civil Engineering. In the US, a lot of people will be retiring which will open jobs, but I would still expect positions to be competitive. I think I see more open entry-level jobs for private firms right now
@@ByronTang Thanks for answering
Do you also have TE?
Hi, yes, I do have a TE. In California, we do have the option to get a TE license.
Hello sir... Are you on Instagram?? I'm now getting in to Transportation Engineering.
Hi, welcome! I'm not on Instagram (yet). Currently just CZcams and Twitter. Transportation Engineering is a great field to be in. Hope to see you around!
that's alot of screentime.
Yup! I definitely wouldn't want to do all of this every day. Some days I try to jog or ride my bike.
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