Locomotive Firers
Assistant Engineer, Assistant Passenger Locomotive Engineer, Fireman, Locomotive Engineer
What they do:
Monitor locomotive instruments and watch for dragging equipment, obstacles on rights-of-way, and train signals during run. Watch for and relay traffic signals from yard workers to yard engineer in railroad yard.
On the job, you would:
- Observe train signals along routes and verify their meanings for engineers.
- Monitor trains as they go around curves to detect dragging equipment and smoking journal boxes.
- Receive signals from workers in rear of train and relay that information to engineers.
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Engineering and Technology
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- quickly decide if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
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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:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Independence
- Integrity
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Electronic train management system software
Route navigation software
Time accounting software
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high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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