… transportation! … Find a career in public transportation! May 18 is National Public Transportation Career Day.  Working in transit can be a fulfilling experience, because you know your efforts are helping people, protecting our resources and our environment, and bringing communities together. What kind of skills do you need to work in public transportation? Transit agencies need people in many different areas to keep them running. Operators Bus and train operators have an enormous … and great importance. They must get customers to their destination in a safe and timely manner. They are the face of the transit agency, and they work most closely with the customers, so courtesy, quick thinking, and problem solving are essential …