Careers & Outcomes
Infrastructure planning and management is a growing, fast-evolving field. Governments, corporations and military organizations are experiencing a growing need for experts to help maintain and lead planning efforts to increase the resilience of infrastructure systems against an increasing volume of threats.
Fast-Growing Jobs
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects faster-than-average growth for several job titles related to this field.
| Job Title | Projected U.S. Growth (2024–34) | Projected Growth in Washington (2022–32) |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency management directors | 3% | 16% |
| Financial managers | 15% | 17% |
| Information security analysts | 29% | 36% |
| Security management specialists | 3% | 20% |
| Urban and regional planners | 3% | 12% |
| Water resource specialists | 4% | 27% |
Strong Earning Potential
Job roles, responsibility levels and pay can vary widely in the infrastructure planning and management field. Below are average U.S. and Washington state salaries for these job titles, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
| Job Title | U.S. Average Salary (2024) | Washington Average Salary (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency management directors | $86,130 | $129,110 |
| Financial managers | $161,700 | $171,300 |
| Information security analysts | $142,920 | $124,910 |
| Security management specialists | $81,270 | $93,450 |
| Urban and regional planners | $83,720 | $98,190 |
| Water resource specialists | $161,180 | $178,270 |
Alumni Success
Graduates of the UW Online Master of Infrastructure Planning & Management program have gone on to work at local, regional and federal government agencies, as well as established companies and start-ups across the public and private sectors.
Alumni Job Titles
Communications & Cybersecurity
- Lead cyber intelligence analyst
- Senior manager, cyber risk services
Emergency, Safety & Risk Management
- Chief, operations and maintenance division
- Recovery and resilience specialist
- Risk analyst
- Senior program manager, risk and resilience
Energy
- Director of lean strategy
- Senior manager, security operations center
Finance
- Contract management analyst
- Finance manager
National Security
- Director, military construction (MILCON)
- Intelligence analyst
Planning
- Senior environmental planner
- Long-range planner
Public Health
- Life scientist, air quality
Public Policy
- Transition team member for Seattle Mayor-elect
Transportation
- Senior corridor planner
- Senior project manager, capital construction
- Transportation engineer
- Transportation planner
Water
- Water economic data scientist
- Water resources policy analyst
Alumni Employers
Our alumni work at a variety of companies, agencies and organizations in Seattle and around the world, including:
- Amazon
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Asian Pacific Environmental Network
- Chicago Transit Authority
- City of Phoenix
- Consumers Energy
- Deloitte
- Environmental Science Associates
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- New York City Department of Transportation
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Public Works, Fort Stewart
- Snohomish County
- State of Hawaii Office of Recovery and Resilience
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Army Reserve
- Washington State Department of Transportation
- Washington State Fusion Center
Read Alumni Stories
You can read interviews with some of our accomplished alumni to learn how earning their master’s degree gave them the tools and skills they needed to advance in their careers.