National Transit Career Day
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Join the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in celebrating National Transit Career Day on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
This is a powerful opportunity for private and public sector along with agencies and non-profit organizations to partner in increasing the interest in transportation careers. You can highlight the exciting career paths available in public transportation for engineers, planners, marketing professionals, social media experts, operators, managers, executives, and beyond.
APTA has free resources to assist with recruiting new talent and engaging current employees. We invite transit agencies, government partners, K-12 schools, universities, private-sector companies, and non-profit organizations around the globe to join us on November 12, 2026. If you’re ready to ignite transit career interest in your region, sign up today https://forms.office.com/r/bEtGYWsKXM
Sign up your organization to participate in National Transit Career Day using the following link:
Organizations that sign up to participate will host National Transit Career Day onsite in your own town/city at a facility/school/depot/station/etc. OR host a virtual event OR host a social media campaign. Your transit career day onsite OR virtual event can focus on an existing initiative that your organization is currently working on. You can also tap into ideas from the APTA HR Operations Working Group meetings or use the APTA resource toolkit.
Both APTA member and non-member organizations in the public and private sector, academia, and government are invited to participate in National Transit Career Day. See the Map and List from 2025.
The simultaneous events around the country and the globe on one day is a collective effort for organizations to participate in marketing, media coverage, individual/company social media, career fairs, school tours, university visits, and more, to ignite transportation career(s) interest and excitement.
This initiative is designed to feature technology, procurement, safety, engineering, finance, operations, maintenance, and more. The goal is to energize the public transportation industry and capture the attention of current professionals and future talent.
Yes, please use #TransitCareers and brand your event or social media post as a “National Transit Career Day” event in partnership with APTA.
Also, you can use the National Transit Career Day logo:
If your organization has a recruitment or retention initiative that you are currently working on, you can simply schedule your event on November 12th, sign-up to participate, and market your event as a “National Transit Career Day” initiative.
If your organization is currently hiring, and has multiple jobs to fill, we recommend a public facing event like a career fair. You would publicize your career fair as National Transit Career Day and invite professionals in various job categories to bring their CV and learn about careers.
APTA will provide resources like “how to” 1-page checklists and “day in the life of” career videos to help.
If your organization is not hiring, you could host a student tour of a facility or send a bus/operator/manager/maintainer to school to introduce students to the technology and equipment. You could also engage your organization’s employees by planning tours on November 12, 2026. So often your staff members are the experts in their own area yet have very little exposure to locations, tasks, and staff in other locations or careers. Ultimately, you can consider assigning time/budget to organize the best National Transit Career Day event to meet the needs of your organization.
This is a Workforce Development Committee strategy (Chair – LaShanda Dawkins), being led by the HR Operations Working Group (Leads – Rosa Medina-Cristobal, Mersida Ibric, Kelley Schneider). You can email APTA’s Workforce Development and Educational Services team lead for this initiative, Ms. Cherise Myers, at Workforce@apta.com for additional information on National Transit Career Day.
National Transit Career Day is Thursday, November 12, 2026!
You can access the free APTA resource toolkit for transit agencies, government partners, schools, and public and private-sector organizations. If you’re ready to ignite transit career interest in your region, this is a powerful opportunity to partner in recruiting new talent and engaging current employees. The tools on this site will highlight the exciting career paths available in public transportation for data scientist, engineers, planners, marketing professionals, social media experts, transit operators, managers, executives, and more. If you have questions, you can email our team at Workforce@apta.com
National Transit Career Day 2025 Map and List of Participating Organizations
APTA’s National Transit Career Day 2025 Map is accompanied by the list of organizations participating in the 2025 initiative designed to ignite interest in transportation careers. The map and the list can be referenced as a tool for those seeking industry collaborations and are interested in learning more about transportation careers.
Video for Ages 1 – 9 years old to introduce youth to transit careers:
You can introduce youth to careers in transit with the story Not Just The Driver!, by Sara Holly Ackerman and Robert Neubecker. This video is a fun reminder that it takes a great team to connect and serve our communities. You’ll learn about the careers of a director, bus driver, technician, supply chain and logistics staff, and more.
High School Students At Career Day Video
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) designed a program to introduce Cardozo HS students to transit careers in engineering, operations, maintenance, planning, HR, finance, grant writing, safety, and more. How can you keep a room full of students engaged? You can engage students in a day of interactive activities like small group mentoring,1-on-1 coaching, and career journey panels.
Transit Careers
To learn more about careers in the transportation industry, watch the videos and download the brochures below.
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General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer |
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| Talent Acquisition HR Manager |
Marketing Department Creative Team Graphics Administrator |
Data Scientist Videos and Brochure
Download Data Scientist brochure
Engineer Video
Light Rail Training Maintenance Supervisor
Download Light Rail Training Maintenance Supervisor brochure
Outreach Specialist Video and Brochure
Download Outreach Specialist brochure
Schedule Coordinator Video and Brochure
Download the Schedule Coordinator brochure
Transit Information Center Representative Video and Brochure
Download the Transit Information Center Representative brochure
Transit Information Lead Video and Brochure
Download the Transit Information Lead brochure
Vice President of Transit Operations Video and Brochure
Download the VP of Transit Operations brochure
Featuring Exciting Careers in Public Transportation!
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a CEO, a supervising planner at a state DOT, or a leader in the private sector? Whether you’re a student exploring a future in transportation or in the industry and looking to grow, this dynamic and inspiring panel is for you. In the video below, Next Generation Transportation: Focus on Future Leaders, the panelists share their personal journeys and pivotal moments that guide their work.
Transportation Career Fair Checklist
Use this career fair checklist to prepare for an event that connects emerging talent, promotes open positions, and showcases your organization as an employer of choice in the transportation industry.
Download Checklist Template (PDF)
Press Release Template for National Transportation Career Day
This press release template helps organizations announce their involvement in National Transportation Career Day. It provides a clear and professional format to highlight their commitment to workforce development, promote their participation in local or national events, and encourage community engagement in transportation careers.