Transit & Railroad Police
Also called:
Special Agent, Supervisory Special Agent, Patrolman, Transit Police Officer
What they do:
Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.
On the job, you would:
- Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.
- Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
- Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Arts and Humanities
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Communications
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly know what you are looking at
Hearing and Speech
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Concern for Others
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
- Law enforcement information databases
Map creation software
- Crime mapping software
- MapInfo Professional
Spreadsheet software
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associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$55,210
per year, on average
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