Occupation Atlastrain driver
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/81f6a814-1f4e-47d4-9c75-47977c7267ee
train driver
Train drivers operate trains providing passenger or cargo transport services. They are responsible for driving the locomotive in safe manner, respecting all relevant safety, operational and communication regulations, and have full responsibility for the safety of passengers and cargo. The task involves cooperation and communication with the relevant staff under the infrastructure manager, as well as with staff on board the train.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.65
- I Investigative3.49
- E Enterprising1.89
- S Social1.85
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Locomotive Engineers (53-4011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (24)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- act with a high level of safety awareness
- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- check train engines
- communicate with customers
- control train movement
- ensure maintenance of trains
- ensure trains run to schedule
- focus on passengers
- follow signalling instructions
- handle stressful situations in the work place
- locomotive brake applications
- mark differences in colours
- monitor train schedules
- passenger transport regulations
- physical characteristics of railways
- prepare freight shipment reports
- shunt inbound loads
- shunt outbound loads
- shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards
- stay alert
- teach train driving principles
- tolerate sitting for long periods
- track geometry
- train operating procedures
Optional (14)
- act reliably
- analyse reports provided by passengers
- customs regulations for passengers
- freight transport methods
- have computer literacy
- listen actively
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- mechanics of trains
- observe freight shipment loaders
- perform ICT troubleshooting
- perform services in a flexible manner
- react calmly in stressful situations
- relay messages through radio and telephone systems
- work in a rail transport team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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