Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Tasks Include:
- Confer with conductors and other workers via radiotelephones or computers to exchange switching information.
- Signal crew members for movement of engines or trains, using lanterns, hand signals, radios, or telephones.
- Observe and respond to wayside and cab signals, including color light signals, position signals, torpedoes, flags, and hot box detectors.
- Drive engines within railroad yards or other establishments to couple, uncouple, or switch railroad cars.
- Inspect engines before and after use to ensure proper operation.
- Apply and release hand brakes.
- Read switching instructions and daily car schedules to determine work to be performed, or receive orders from yard conductors.
- Inspect the condition of stationary trains, rolling stock, and equipment.
- Observe water levels and oil, air, and steam pressure gauges to ensure proper operation of equipment.
- Spot cars for loading and unloading at customer locations.
- Inspect track for defects such as broken rails and switch malfunctions.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$56,340.00
State
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Regional
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Description
Career Cluster: | Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics |
Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 82.54%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 13.35%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 4.11%
Related Work Experience
- None = 75.03%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 10.65%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.22%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.18%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 3.81%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.33%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.79%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 42.24%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 26.84%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 11.57%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 10.65%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.35%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.77%
- None = 0.79%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.79%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 62.05%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 17.48%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 10.65%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.53%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.36%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.74%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 1.20%
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Confer with conductors and other workers via radiotelephones or computers to exchange switching information.
- Signal crew members for movement of engines or trains, using lanterns, hand signals, radios, or telephones.
- Observe and respond to wayside and cab signals, including color light signals, position signals, torpedoes, flags, and hot box detectors.
- Drive engines within railroad yards or other establishments to couple, uncouple, or switch railroad cars.
- Inspect engines before and after use to ensure proper operation.
- Apply and release hand brakes.
- Read switching instructions and daily car schedules to determine work to be performed, or receive orders from yard conductors.
- Inspect the condition of stationary trains, rolling stock, and equipment.
- Observe water levels and oil, air, and steam pressure gauges to ensure proper operation of equipment.
- Spot cars for loading and unloading at customer locations.
- Inspect track for defects such as broken rails and switch malfunctions.
- Operate track switches, derails, automatic switches, and retarders to change routing of train or cars.
- Receive, relay, and act upon instructions and inquiries from train operations and customer service center personnel.
- Couple and uncouple air hoses and electrical connections between cars.
- Report arrival and departure times, train delays, work order completion, and time on duty.
- Pull knuckles to open them for coupling.
- Provide assistance in aligning drawbars, using available equipment to lift, pull, or push on the drawbars.
- Drive locomotives to and from various stations in roundhouses to have locomotives cleaned, serviced, repaired, or supplied.
- Perform routine repair and maintenance duties.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Ride on moving cars by holding onto grab irons and standing on ladder steps.
- Record numbers of cars available, numbers of cars sent to repair stations, and types of service needed.
- Operate and control dinkey engines to transport and shunt cars at industrial or mine sites.
- Operate flatcars equipped with derricks or railcars to transport personnel or equipment.
- Provide assistance in the installation or repair of rails and ties.
- Operate switching diesel engines to switch railroad cars, using remote controls.
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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78.75 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
66.00 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
55.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
53.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
52.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
50.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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68.75 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
65.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
65.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
62.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
59.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
59.50 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
72.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
68.75 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
68.75 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
65.50 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
65.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
62.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
59.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
59.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
59.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
59.50 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
56.25 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Spatial Orientation | The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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86.25 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
85.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
85.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
83.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
83.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
80.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
78.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
77.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
76.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
75.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
70.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
69.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
68.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
68.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
67.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
64.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
64.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
63.25 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
62.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
61.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
58.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
57.00 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
54.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
53.75 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
53.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
52.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
52.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
51.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
89.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
85.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
84.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
83.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
83.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
82.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
80.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
77.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
74.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
74.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
71.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
70.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
69.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
58.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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83.33 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
97.80 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
95.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
94.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.60 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
89.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
89.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
86.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
86.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
86.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
83.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
83.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
83.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
82.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
79.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
78.40 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
77.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
74.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
73.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
70.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
70.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
69.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
68.00 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
67.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
67.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
66.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
65.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
62.80 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
61.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
59.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
59.00 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
57.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
57.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
56.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
55.60 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
53.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
53.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $35,340.00 | $56,340.00 | $66,640.00 |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 3,800 | 3,800 | +0.0% |
Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
- Subway and Streetcar Operators
- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
- Taxi Drivers
- Transportation Workers, All Other
- Wellhead Pumpers
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
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Occupations
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Titles
- Car Barn Laborer
- Car Mover
- Car Repairman
- Coal Tram Driver
- Coal Trammer
- Conductor
- Diesel Dinkey Engineer
- Diesel Dinkey Operator
- Dinkey Driver
- Dinkey Engine Operator
- Dinkey Engineer
- Dinkey Locomotive Engineer
- Dinkey Locomotive Operator
- Dinkey Motor Operator
- Dinkey Operator
- Dinkey Skinner
- Dump Motor Operator
- Dump Motorman
- Engine Hostler
- Engineer
- Equipment Operator
- Goat Driver
- Haulage Engine Operator
- Ingot Buggy Operator
- Ingot Car Operator
- Larriman
- Larry Car Operator
- Locomotive Engineer
- Mine Motor Engineer
- Mine Motor Operator
- Rail Equipment Operator
- Railcar Switcher
- Railroad Engineer
- Slag Motor Operator
- Switch Crew Supervisor
- Switchman
- Train Operator
- Transportation Specialist
- Work Car Operator
- Yard Engineer
- Yard Hostler
- Yard Motor Operator
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Related Schools
- International Air and Hospitality Academy
- Johnson County Community College
- Mountwest Community and Technical College
- San Diego City College
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