Career path
The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
38 skills listed by ESCO, 24 of them essential. 38 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 38, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| act with a high level of safety awareness | skill | essential | 3 |
| adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles | skill | essential |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| 3 |
| check train engines | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate with customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| control train movement | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure maintenance of trains | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure trains run to schedule | skill | essential | 3 |
| focus on passengers | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow signalling instructions | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle stressful situations in the work place | skill | essential | 3 |
| locomotive brake applications | skill | essential | 3 |
| mark differences in colours | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor train schedules | skill | essential | 3 |
| passenger transport regulations | skill | essential | 3 |
| physical characteristics of railways | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare freight shipment reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| shunt inbound loads | skill | essential | 3 |
| shunt outbound loads | skill | essential | 3 |
| shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards | skill | essential | 3 |
| stay alert | skill | essential | 3 |
| teach train driving principles | skill | essential | 3 |
| tolerate sitting for long periods | skill | essential | 3 |
| track geometry | skill | essential | 3 |
| train operating procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 2 |
| act reliably | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| analyse reports provided by passengers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| customs regulations for passengers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| freight transport methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| have computer literacy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| listen actively | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain updated professional knowledge | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mechanics of trains | skill | desirable | 2 |
| observe freight shipment loaders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform ICT troubleshooting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform services in a flexible manner | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| react calmly in stressful situations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| relay messages through radio and telephone systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| work in a rail transport team | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 1 |