Subway and Streetcar Operators
Tasks Include:
- Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors.
- Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, to transport passengers.
- Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards.
- Direct emergency evacuation procedures.
- Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules.
- Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.
- Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays.
- Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports.
- Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings.
- Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety to learn ways in which job performance might be affected.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +10.4%
National: +2.8%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$88,260.00
State
$79,620.00
Regional
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Description
Career Cluster: | Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics |
Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers. May handle fares.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 86.52%
- 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) = 8.90%
- Some College Courses = 4.58%
Related Work Experience
- None = 50.97%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 23.39%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 12.99%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 7.75%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.90%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 42.87%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 27.45%
- Up to and including 1 month = 18.11%
- None = 5.15%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.08%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.34%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 60.28%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 24.25%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.19%
- None or short demonstration = 3.74%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 2.95%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.59%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors.
- Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, to transport passengers.
- Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards.
- Direct emergency evacuation procedures.
- Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules.
- Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.
- Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays.
- Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports.
- Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings.
- Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety to learn ways in which job performance might be affected.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Collect fares from passengers, and issue change and transfers.
- Record transactions and coin receptor readings to verify the amount of money collected.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Intercom systems (Customer-to-operator two-way communication systems)
- Train braking systems (Deadman pedals)
- Diesel passenger locomotives (Diesel powered train engines)
- Door openers (Door opening controls)
- Electric passenger locomotives (Electric train engines)
- Public address systems (In-train public address systems)
- Fire extinguishers (Multipurpose fire extinguishers)
- Two way radios (Portable two way radios)
- Train defrosting or defogging systems (Railcar defrosting systems)
- Streetcars or tramway cars (Streetcars)
- Rail switching systems (Track switches)
- Vehicle horns (Trolley bell foot pedals)
- Streetcars or tramway cars (Trolleys)
- Wheelchair ramps (Wheelchair exit or entrance ramps)
- Vehicle horns (Whistle pulls)
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Additional Resources
For general information about the rail transportation industry, contact:
Association of American Railroads
50 F St. NW.
Washington, DC 20001
http://www.aar.org.
Federal Railroad Administration
400 7th St. SW.
Washington, DC 20590
http://www.fra.dot.gov
For general information about career opportunities in passenger transportation, contact:
American Public Transportation Association
1666 K St. NW.
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.apta.com
General information on rail transportation occupations and career opportunities as a locomotive engineer is available from:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
1370 Ontario Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113-1702
http://www.ble.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
84.50 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
72.75 | 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. |
66.50 | 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. |
54.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
72.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
65.50 | 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 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
72.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
72.00 | 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. |
68.75 | 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. |
68.75 | 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. |
68.75 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
68.75 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
65.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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. |
65.50 | 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. |
65.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
65.50 | 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. |
62.50 | 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. |
62.50 | 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. |
62.50 | 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. |
59.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | 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). |
56.25 | 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). |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
50.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
90.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
88.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
85.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
84.50 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
78.75 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
75.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
73.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
70.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
69.00 | 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. |
68.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
67.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
60.50 | 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. |
57.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
56.50 | 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. |
54.25 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
52.50 | 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. |
52.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
51.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
50.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
50.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
50.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
89.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
88.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
86.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
76.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
75.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
74.75 | 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. |
69.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
64.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
61.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
61.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
61.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
55.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
54.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | 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. |
66.67 | 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. |
50.00 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
98.40 | 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? |
88.40 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
87.80 | 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? |
87.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
87.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
86.60 | 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? |
86.40 | 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? |
85.00 | 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? |
84.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
83.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
83.60 | 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 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
80.80 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
80.00 | 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? |
79.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
76.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
76.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
76.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
74.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
74.00 | 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? |
72.80 | 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? |
70.00 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
69.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
69.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
69.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
64.80 | Deal With Physically Aggressive People | How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals? |
60.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
59.80 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
59.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
58.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
57.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
55.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
55.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
52.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
51.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
50.00 | 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? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $49,260.00 | $88,260.00 | $89,180.00 |
Virginia | $67,560.00 | $79,620.00 | $83,680.00 |
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 | 10,600 | 10,900 | +2.8% |
Virginia | 288 | 318 | +10.4% |
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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- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
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- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
- Taxi Drivers
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Air Traffic Controllers
- Light Truck Drivers
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Transit and Railroad Police
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers
- Passenger Attendants
- Traffic Technicians
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
- Airfield Operations Specialists
- Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
- Commercial Pilots
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Careers in Transportation Operations Pathway:
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
- Aircraft Service Attendants
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
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- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
- Commercial Pilots
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- First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
- First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
- First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other
- Flight Attendants
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- Light Truck Drivers
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Locomotive Engineers
- Material Moving Workers, All Other
- Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
- Motorboat Operators
- Packers and Packagers, Hand
- Passenger Attendants
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- Rail Transportation Workers, All Other
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
- Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Recycling Coordinators
- Sailors and Marine Oilers
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- Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
- Taxi Drivers
- Transportation Workers, All Other
- Wellhead Pumpers
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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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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Titles
- Bus and Rail Operator
- Bus Operator
- Combined Rail Operator
- Commuter Train Operator
- Electric Motorman
- Elevated Motorman
- Heavy Rail Train Operator
- Light Rail Operator
- Light Rail Train Operator
- Light Rail Transit Operator
- Light Rail Vehicle Operator (LRV Operator)
- Monorail Operator
- Motor Operator
- Rail Operator
- Rail Transit Operator
- Rapid Transit Operator (RTO)
- Streetcar Conductor
- Streetcar Motorman
- Streetcar Operator
- Subway Conductor
- Subway Train Driver
- Subway Train Operator
- Switchman
- Track Car Operator
- Trackmobile Operator
- Train Operator
- Tram Operator
- Trammer
- Transit Operator
- Trolley Car Operator
- Trolley Operator
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Related Schools
- International Air and Hospitality Academy
- Johnson County Community College
- Mountwest Community and Technical College
- San Diego City College
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)