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Students who earn a master's degree in urban and regional planning develop skills that are valued by employers. These skills include: research, analysis, writing, oral presentation, critical thinking, synthesis, and problem solving. Students and alumni may find employment in city, county, state and federal government; the private sector; and educational institutions depending on their skills and experience. Career-related internships may be a prerequisite to finding employment.
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List of Employers and Job Titles
The following list of employers and job titles was generated from jobs databases and search engines, employer staff directories, and LinkedIn profiles using a variety of keywords. This list does not reflect all potential places of employment or kinds of jobs for urban and regional planning majors. This list does not reflect current openings.
- Benton County — Assistant Planner; Assistant Director, Non-Profit Transportation Program
- Camas School District — Planner I
- C-Tran — Senior Transportation Planning Manager, Planner, High Capacity Transit Project Manager
- CDM Smith — Transporation Planning Intern
- Central NE Neighbors — Neighborhood Planner
- Clark County — Built Environment Coordinator-Public Health
- City of Corvallis — Assistant Planner
- City of Beaverton — GIS Analyst, GIS Specialist, Senior Planner, Associate Planner, Plans Examiner II, Economic Development Project Coordinator, Economic Development Project Coordinator
- City of Cottage Grove — Planning Assistant
- City of Grants Pass — Associate Planner, Assistant Planner, Senior Planner
- City of Hillsboro — Development Project Coordinator, Development Services Intern, Planner, Senior Planner, Plans Examiner III, Planning Director, Safe Routes to School Intern, Urban Planner II, Water Quality Assistant Project Intern
- City of Junction City — City Planner
- City of Keizer — Senior Planner, Community Development Director
- City of Klamath Falls — Planner
- City of Lake Oswego — Sustainability Intern
- City of Medford — Planner I
- City of Milwaukie — Project Manager, Economic Development Coordinator
- City of Newport — Senior Planner
- City of Newburg — Assistant Planner
- City of Portland — Age-Friendly City Program Intern (Bureau of Planning and Sustainability), Housing Bureau Marketing Communications Intern, Planning Assistant, Transportation Planner, Senior City Planner, Development Services Technician, City Planner I (Land Use)
- City of Ridgefield — Planning Intern, Planner I
- City of Roseburg — Community Planner
- City of Salem — Transportation Planning, Project Coordinator, Development Services Planner, Assistant Planner, Housing Authority Project Manager, Parks Operations Manager
- City of Tigard — Associate Planner, Planning Assistant, Plans Examination Supervisor
- City of Vancouver — Planner B-Long Range Planning Manager, CDBG Project Planner - Community Services, Permit Specialist I/II
- City of West Linn — Sustainability Specialist
- City of Wilsonville — Transportation Options Intern
- Clackamas County — Project Coordinator (Homelessness), Program Aid for Energy Assistance Program
- Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians — Planner/GIS
- Cowlitz County — Community & Land Use Planner, Environmental or Community/Land Use Planner, Long Range Planner
- Fehr & Peers — Transportation Engineer/Planner, Intern
- FEMA — Community Planning & Capacity Building Coordinator, Community Planning Expert
- Fletcher Farr Ayotte — Urban Planner
- Human Services Council — Employment Transportation Coordinator I, Executive Director
- Jackson County — Planner III
- Lane County — Land Management Technician (Planning)
- Lewis County, Washington — Long Range Planner
- Mackenzie — Land Use Planning Intern
- METRO — Assistant Regional Planner, Assistant Transportation Planner, Economic and Land Use Forecasting Intern
- Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments — Associate Planner - Land Use and Community Development, Associate Planner - Transportation, Associate Planner - Willamette Partnership
- Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. — Senior Planner
- Mott MacDonald —Transportation Planning Intern
- Multnomah County — CDC Senior Evaluator, Transportation Planner
- Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates — Transportation Planning Intern
- Oregon Department of Transportation — Long Range Planner, Transportation Engineer 2, Agreement Specialist, Planner 2
- Oregon State University (OSU) — Program Coordinator for Community and Diversity
- Portland Bureau of Transportation — Program Manager
- Port of Portland — Aviation Planner II - Aviation Facilities Department,Aviation Planning and Development Intern, Airside Operations Planner, Outreach and Tour Program Manager, Business Systems Analyst — GIS
- Portland State University — Associate Planner
- Prosper Portland — Senior Project/Program Coordinator, Development Manager, Public Participation Coordinator, Development Manager--South Park Blocks, Senior Project/Program Coordinator - Housing, Community Relations Coordinator
- Public Health Institute — Planner
- Rebuilding Center — ReBuilding Center — Home Retention Intern
- Region IV Development Association — Community Development Planner
- Seattle Urban Nature Project —GIS Specialist/Project Manager
- Sustainable Conservation — Green Building Summer Intern
- Tillamook County — Land Use Planner 2, Land Use Planner3
- Tri-Met — Planning Intern, Planning and Policy Intern, Planner I, Planner III, GIS Data Analyst, Transit Facilities Designer, Planning Technician, Project Design Coordinator, Service Planning Manager, Community Affairs Specialist, Planner III - Elderly & Disabled Planning Coordinator; Service Planner; Operations, Planning and Development Intern
- Wallowa County — Planning Department Director
- Washington County — Recycling and Compost Specialist
- WSP — Transportation Planning Intern
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