Given　the　ever-increasing　auto　dependence　constituting　a　non-negligible　portion　of　carbon　emissions,　unraveling　the　travel　choice　mechanism　is　crucial　to　designing　effective　sustainable　urban　policies.　It　is　of　great　significance　to　investigate　the　impact　of　the　residential　built　environment　and　travel　attitude　on　travel　behaviour.　However,　existing　studies　have　not　yet　reached　a　consensus　on　the　complex　relationships　between　the　built　environment,　travel　attitude　and　travel　behaviour.　Thus,　it　is　vital　to　further　integrate　other　domains　(e.g.　job/employment)　of　an　individual＇s　life　course　to　comprehensively　understand　individual　travel　behaviour.　By　integrating　a　novel　perspective　of　knowledge　typology　(analytical,　synthetic,　and　symbolic　types　of　knowledge)　in　the　job　domain,　this　article　further　categorizes　knowledge　workers　into　three　groups——scientific,　engineering　and　creative　workers.　Based　on　the　web　survey　data　retrieved　from　738　knowledge　workers　and　3924　other　workers　in　Munich,　both　recursive　and　non-recursive　structural　equation　models　are　applied　to　respectively　estimate　their　travel　choice　mechanisms.　Results　show　that　“residential　self-selection”　applies　more　to　creative　workers,　whereas　“environmental　determinism”　applies　more　to　engineering　workers.　The　travel　choice　mechanism　of　scientific　workers　follows　neither　framework,　with　respect　to　no　significant　link　between　their　residential　environments　and　travel　attitudes.　In　contrast,　there　coexist　“environmental　determinism”　and　“residential　self-selection”　among　other　workers.　Regarding　that　the　scientists,　engineers　and　creatives　potentially　associate　with　heterogeneous　travel　choice　rationales,　future　mobility　studies　in　the　era　of　knowledge　economy　should　further　integrate　the　job　domain.　Accordingly,　“tailored-made”　spatial　and　transport　planning　should　be　embedded　in　the　local　industrial　structure　and　the　variety　of　employment.　©　2022　Elsevier　Ltd