Colorado Tech Jobs for Traffic Technicians
While there aren't many Colorado tech jobs for traffic technicians, the interesting occupation is expected to grow in the coming years.
Traffic technicians spend most of their time conducting field studies under the direction of a traffic engineer. They conduct studies to determine traffic volume, speed, the effectiveness of traffic signals, the adequacy of traffic lights, and any other factors that might influence traffic conditions.
Most employers in Colorado prefer applicants for traffic technician jobs to have at least bachelor's degree and some short-term on-the-job training, but not all employers enforce these requirements, according to the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment.
Colorado Tech Jobs Get Cloudy Outlook
One company is planning to cut more than 100 Colorado tech jobs and thousands of jobs throughout the country.
Computer technology company Sun Microsystems Inc. recently announced that it will cut hundreds of jobs in January 2010 at the company's Colorado facility as part of a national round of layoffs that will result in the loss of thousands of jobs.
The company, which is based in Santa Clara, Calif., submitted an advance notice of mass layoffs to state labor officials under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. According to an article by the San Francisco Business Times, mass layoffs are considered those in which 50 or more workers are let go within a 30-day period.