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)
Transit and Railroad Police
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Comparison table
| Metric | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | Transit and Railroad Police |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $78,000 | $90,230 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 46,440 | 4,390 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management | Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring |
| Related careers | Highway Maintenance Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Power Distributors and Dispatchers | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Correctional Officers and Jailers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Airfield Operations Specialists |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
76%
13 of 17 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
5
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
- Speaking+0.8 level
- Active Listening+0.1 level
- Critical Thinking—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Monitoring—
- Coordination—
- Writing+0.1 level
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.1 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Systems Analysis—
- Time Management—
- Persuasion+0.4 level
Only in Transit and Railroad Police
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Instructing
Only in Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Quality Control Analysis
- Systems Evaluation