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Transit and Railroad Police — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$90,230
United States, 2025
Employment
4,390
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.
- O*NET code
- 33-3052.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
- Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees.
- Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.
- Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.
- Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.
- Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.
- Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
- Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$57,690
25th percentile
$68,990
75th percentile
$119,290
90th percentile
$125,910
Most important skills
- Speaking4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.4
- Monitoring3.4
- Coordination3.3
- Writing3.3
- Active Learning3.3
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Negotiation3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Writing | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Transit and Railroad PoliceHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $109,650 | 100 | 2025 |
| NJ | $106,290 | 340 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $103,980 | 80 | 2025 |
| MD | $99,420 | — | 2025 |
| NY | $90,460 | — | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $90,460 | — | 2025 |
| UT | $87,770 | 80 | 2025 |
| TX | $78,480 | 80 | 2025 |
| FL | $69,810 | 40 | 2025 |
| MO | $67,840 | 90 | 2025 |
| GA | $57,690 | 240 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.