Subway and Streetcar Operators
Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers. May handle fares.
- Tasks
- 10 tasks10 core
- Family
- Transportation & Material MovingOne of its 57 occupations
- Code
- 53-4041.00SOC 2018: 53-4041
What the work is made of
All 10 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards.Core taskTask 12767Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 2. Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors.Core taskTask 12765Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 3. Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, to transport passengers.Core taskTask 12766Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 4. Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.Core taskTask 12770Rated by 90 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 5. Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules.Core taskTask 12769Rated by 90 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 6. Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays.Core taskTask 12771Rated by 90 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 7. Direct emergency evacuation procedures.Core taskTask 12768Rated by 87 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 8. Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports.Core taskTask 12772Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 9. Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings.Core taskTask 12773Rated by 90 people who do the job, August 2021
- Task 10. Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety to learn ways in which job performance might be affected.Core taskTask 12774Rated by 89 people who do the job, August 2021
Where this comes from
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 53-4041
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- Changed by usNothing.
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