4190 Bell Engineering Center
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479-575-6021
martrec@uark.edu
Education and Workforce Development
The Future of Transportation Workforce
It is anticipated that transportation agencies and private industry will be increasingly
challenged to find highly-qualified and technically-trained employees in the coming
years due to increased retirement rates, fewer entrants into the transportation field,
and increased competition for skilled labor, engineers, and planners. The USDOT-funded
21st Century Workforce Development Summit expressed concern that transportation agencies
could face a workforce loss up to 50% by 2020. MarTREC is dedicated to transportation
education and workforce development.