Transit and Railroad Police
Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.
- Tasks
- 12 tasks10 core, 2 supplemental
- Family
- Protective ServiceOne of its 28 occupations
- Code
- 33-3052.00SOC 2018: 33-3052
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 2 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.Core taskTask 9478Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees.Core taskTask 21002Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.Core taskTask 9477Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.Core taskTask 9480Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.Core taskTask 9475Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.Core taskTask 9479Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.Core taskTask 9476Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them.Core taskTask 21003Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Provide training to the public or law enforcement personnel in railroad safety or security.Core taskTask 21004Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Plan or implement special safety or preventive programs, such as fire or accident prevention.Core taskTask 9484Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Direct or coordinate the daily activities or training of security staff.Supplemental taskTask 9481Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 12. Interview neighbors, associates, or former employers of job applicants to verify personal references or to obtain work history data.Supplemental taskTask 9482Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 33-3052
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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