Compare careers

Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

Career B (or your target career)

First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants

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Comparison table

MetricRailroad Conductors and YardmastersFirst-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
National median salary$78,000Not published
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment46,440Not published
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Not recorded
Job zone23
Important skillsSpeaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time ManagementSpeaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension
Related careersHighway Maintenance Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Power Distributors and DispatchersFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers, Human Resources Specialists, General and Operations Managers, Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

75%

15 of 20 target skills

Target-only skills

5

Current-only skills

3

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Speaking+0.8 level
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension+0.5 level
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Active Learning+0.3 level
  • Monitoring
  • Coordination
  • Persuasion+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Writing+0.7 level
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Evaluation+0.3 level
  • Systems Analysis

Only in First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants

  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies

Only in Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Quality Control Analysis