Description

This Broadening workforce participation in the transportation industry is incredibly challenging. State of practice research highlights the reasons why this lack of participation in the workforce occurs. Fortunately, there are also identified strategies for alleviating the workforce challenges. This report highlights measures that transportation organizations can take to combat some of the workforce challenges they are facing. When organizations are willing to have candid conversations and invest in meaningful policies, this can accelerate a shift in the trust and culture within an industry, making that industry more attractive to the talent pool that exists. Beyond the extensive literature review, this report describes the findings from an industry survey. The survey was distributed for a three-month data collection period, which concluded in July 2024, resulting in 996 usable survey responses. Additionally, the research team interviewed 15 transportation professionals in 2024 to gain deeper insights into the challenges and solutions to the workforce participation in the transportation industry.

Publication Date

11-2025

Publication Type

Report

Topic

Workforce and Labor

Digital Object Identifier

10.31979/mti.2025.2422

MTI Project

2422

Keywords

Workforce, Survey, Interviews, Gender parity, Representation

Disciplines

Transportation | Work, Economy and Organizations

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