Initial Posting Date: 06/26/2026
Application Deadline:07/16/2026
Agency:Department of Transportation
Salary Range:$5,458 - $8,352
Position Type:Employee
Position Title:Transit Analyst
Job Description:Program Analyst 2 - Transit AnalystOregon Department of TransportationPolicy, Data and Analysis Division - Public Transportation OfficeTransit Operations Section / Policy and Strategic Investment UnitSalemThe role: Our Public Transportation Office is looking to hire a
transit analyst to fill a recently created position! You will prepare written and digital communication to keep transit providers informed of funding and training opportunities. You will also be responsible for oversight and technical support for transit agencies receiving federal and state grants to ensure they are meeting state and federal requirements.
Don't delay - apply today!Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profileA day in the life:- Monitor and provide oversight to ensure public transit providers are meeting federal and state requirements.
- Evaluate transit provider quarterly reporting of revenues, expenses, service data, accidents, assets and civil rights complaints. Resolve issues and discrepancies.
- Review transit provider reimbursement requests for eligible expenses and documentation and work directly with transit providers to correct issues.
- Guide transit providers in properly planning transportation improvement activities.
- Communicate public transportation information internally and externally.
- Draft and review communication plans, announcements, materials and contact lists for transit providers.
- Identify public transit success stories and develop public communications to highlight the success of federal and state transit funding programs.
- Update and maintain the agency's public transportation webpages.
- Prepare educational materials about public transportation.
- Provide customer service and technical services to transit providers receiving state and federal transportation program funding.
- Requires working in an office environment, evening or weekend work and travel.
- Hybrid work options available - the person in this position will be required to work in the office at least eight times per year.
- To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email
What's in it for you:- Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
- Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
- The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
Want to know about new job postings? Subscribeto receive weekly email notifications!Minimum qualifications:Any combination of experience or education equivalent to five years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skill requirements listed for the classification.
ORA bachelor's degree in business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, or a degree related to the agency program that demonstrates the capacity for the knowledge and skills;
and two years experience coordinating or administering a program.
What we'd like to see:If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.
- Experience working collaboratively with others, respecting different viewpoints and contributing to a positive culture.
- Experience objectively analyzing information and drawing a rational conclusion.
- Experience managing your time, staying organized and meeting deadlines.
- Experience effectively communicating complex information to a non-technical audience.
How to apply: - Complete the following required steps:
- Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the 'Need help?' section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
- Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section above.
- Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
- Please address your cover letter to Vanessa Vissar, Transit Operations Manager.
- Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
- You must upload your cover letter in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of the application.
- Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
- After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
- If you are a veteran or Oregon National Guard servicemember, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
Need help?Additional information:- We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].
- The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.
- We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
- We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
- You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
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