(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Subway and Streetcar Operators
Job Description
Operate subway or elevated suburban train with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar to transport passengers. May handle fares.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios. |
100
|
Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays. |
99
|
Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors. |
99
|
Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, in order to transport passengers. |
98
|
Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop, in order to maintain schedules. |
95
|
Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards. |
95
|
Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports. |
93
|
Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety in order to learn ways in which job performance might be affected. |
92
|
Direct emergency evacuation procedures. |
89
|
Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings. |
27
|
Collect fares from passengers, and issue change and transfers. |
25
|
Record transactions and coin receptor readings in order to verify the amount of money collected. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
69
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
68
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
65
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
63
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
61
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
60
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
60
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
59
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
56
|
Getting Information
|
55
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
54
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
52
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
50
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
48
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
45
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
45
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
45
|
Processing Information
|
40
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
38
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
36
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
36
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
35
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
34
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
33
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
32
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
32
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
32
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
31
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
27
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
26
|
Thinking Creatively
|
25
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
23
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
19
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
19
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
16
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
16
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
15
|
Interacting With Computers
|
14
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
12
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
11
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
5
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|