In celebration of National Transit Career Day on November 12, 2026, LIT is proud to share Career Pathways in Transit, a free curriculum that shows students from kindergarten through graduate school how what they learn in school leads to a real career in public transit.

Download the curriculum: Career Pathways in Transit (PDF)

Free to print and share.

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What's inside

• Early Elementary (K-1): a transit coloring sheet that teaches weather and shapes
• Mid Elementary (2-3): Meet the Transit Helpers matching activity
• Upper Elementary (4-5): a transit careers word search and writing prompt
• Middle School (6-8): Degree Detective, matching our featured pros to their degrees
• High School (9-12): a Pathway Planner from favorite class to transit career
• Undergraduate: a degree-to-transit-role map and next steps
• Graduate: a leadership statement for future transit leaders

Plus an educator guide, answer keys, a family take-home page and a "Future Transit Pro" certificate.

Real standards for every state

Every activity is built around a STEM skill and lists its Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core codes. State-by-state guides show teachers in all 50 states and DC how their own standards match.

Meet the professionals

Watch the stories of Roxana Beyranvand, Kevin Alvarado, Lina Aragon, Stephanie Daniels and Rafael Regan below to hear how they found their path into transit.

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Lina Aragon

EEO Officer - Manager Of Equal Employment Opportunity

Palm Tran

LIT Board Member

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Rafael Regan

Customer Experience Specialist

San Francisco Bay Ferry