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)
Transit and Railroad Police
Career B (or your target career)
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
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Comparison table
| Metric | Transit and Railroad Police | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $90,230 | $78,000 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 4,390 | 46,440 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Monitoring | Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Time Management |
| Related careers | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Correctional Officers and Jailers, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, Airfield Operations Specialists | Highway Maintenance Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants, Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
72%
13 of 18 target skills
Target-only skills
5
Current-only skills
4
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
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Speaking—
- Monitoring+0.5 level
- Critical Thinking+0.2 level
- Time Management+0.4 level
- Active Listening—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.4 level
- Reading Comprehension—
- Writing—
- Active Learning—
- Persuasion—
- Systems Analysis+0.3 level
Only in Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Quality Control Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
Only in Transit and Railroad Police
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Service Orientation
- Instructing