Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
- Tasks
- 12 tasks12 core
- Family
- Installation, Maintenance & RepairOne of its 52 occupations
- Code
- 49-9097.00SOC 2018: 49-9097
What the work is made of
All 12 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.Core taskTask 13906Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 2. Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.Core taskTask 13910Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 3. Test and repair track circuits.Core taskTask 23936Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 4. Drive motor vehicles to job sites.Core taskTask 13908Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 5. Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop, including railroad signal systems.Core taskTask 13905Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 6. Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates.Core taskTask 13909Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 7. Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds, using hand tools and test equipment.Core taskTask 13907Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 8. Replace defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.Core taskTask 13911Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 9. Inspect, maintain, and replace batteries as needed.Core taskTask 13913Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 10. Record and report information about mileage or track inspected, repairs performed, and equipment requiring replacement.Core taskTask 13912Rated by 47 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 11. Lubricate moving parts on gate-crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.Core taskTask 13914Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 12. Clean lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents.Core taskTask 13915Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2021
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 49-9097
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