# Transit and Railroad Police

> Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.

- Code: 33-3052.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 33-3052)
- Family: [Protective Service](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-33), one of its 28 occupations
- Tasks: 12 tasks (10 core and 2 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3052.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/33-3052.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.  
   Core task · Task 9478 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
2. Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees.  
   Core task · Task 21002 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
3. Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.  
   Core task · Task 9477 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
4. Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.  
   Core task · Task 9480 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
5. Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.  
   Core task · Task 9475 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
6. Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.  
   Core task · Task 9479 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017
7. Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.  
   Core task · Task 9476 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017
8. Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them.  
   Core task · Task 21003 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
9. Provide training to the public or law enforcement personnel in railroad safety or security.  
   Core task · Task 21004 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
10. Plan or implement special safety or preventive programs, such as fire or accident prevention.  
   Core task · Task 9484 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017
11. Direct or coordinate the daily activities or training of security staff.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9481 · Rated by 94 people who do the job, July 2017
12. Interview neighbors, associates, or former employers of job applicants to verify personal references or to obtain work history data.  
   Supplemental task · Task 9482 · Rated by 93 people who do the job, July 2017

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- [First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1012.00): 20 tasks
- [First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1099.00): no tasks listed
- [First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-1091.00): 21 tasks
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- [Intelligence Analysts](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-3021.06): 21 tasks
- [Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9092.00): 15 tasks
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- [Protective Service Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9099.00): no tasks listed
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- [Security Guards](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/33-9032.00): 14 tasks
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## Where this comes from

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.
