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TITLE: Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
DEFINITION: Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.
TASKS:
1. Drives switching locomotive within railroad yard or other establishment to switch railroad cars.
2. Operates switching diesel engine to switch railroad cars, using remote control.
3. Drives locomotives to and from various stations in roundhouse, to have locomotives cleaned, serviced, repaired, or supplied.
4. Operates and controls dinkey engine to transport and shunt cars at industrial or mine site.
5. Operates flatcar equipped with derrick, or railcar to transport personnel or equipment.
6. Receives switching orders from yard conductor, and talks with conductor and other workers via radio- telephone, to exchange switching information.
7. Reads daily car schedule to determine number of cars needed for next day's run.
8. Inspects engine at start and end of shift, and refuels and lubricates engine as needed.
9. Observes oil, air, and steam pressure gauges, and water level, to ensure operating efficiency.
10. Records number of cars available or number of cars sent to repair station and type of service needed.
11. Inspects track for defects, and assists in installation or repair of rails and ties.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.
80 Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including their relative costs, advantages, and limitations
60 Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
45 Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications
40 Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
40 Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of weaponry, public safety, and security operations, rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, and the protection of people, data, and property
40 Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems
35 English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
25 Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
25 Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena
20 Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, stenography and transcription, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology
20 Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
10 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
10 Chemistry
Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods
10 Geography
Knowledge of various methods for describing the location and distribution of land, sea, and air masses including their physical locations, relationships, and characteristics
5 Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings
5 Education and Training
Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles
5 Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
5 Production and Processing
Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods
SKILLS:
Skills elements are ranked by importance.
80 Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems
55 Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
45 Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
45 Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
45 Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
40 Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
40 Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
40 Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
35 Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
35 Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
35 Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
35 Troubleshooting
Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
30 Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
25 Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
25 Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
25 Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
25 Product Inspection
Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
20 Monitoring
Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
20 Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
20 Identification of Key Causes
Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
20 Systems Perception
Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
20 Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
20 Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
20 Testing
Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
20 Idea Evaluation
Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
20 Solution Appraisal
Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
15 Identifying Downstream Consequences
Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
15 Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches to problems
15 Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others
15 Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an idea
10 Active Learning
Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
10 Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
10 Learning Strategies
Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
10 Visioning
Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
5 Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
5 Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
5 Systems Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
5 Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks
5 Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design .
ABILITIES:
Abilities elements are ranked by importance.
75 Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
70 Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
65 Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
60 Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
60 Reaction Time
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears
60 Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance
60 Near Vision
The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)
55 Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
55 Rate Control
The ability to time the adjustments of a movement or equipment control in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a continuously moving object or scene
50 Perceptual Speed
The ability to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object
50 Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts
50 Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener
50 Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer
45 Time Sharing
The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
45 Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
45 Spatial Orientation
The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self
45 Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate movements of two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the body is in motion
40 Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
40 Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time
40 Glare Sensitivity
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting
40 Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward
40 Night Vision
The ability to see under low light conditions
40 Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness
40 Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
40 Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
35 Flexibility of Closure
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material
35 Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
35 Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.
35 Information Ordering
The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.
35 Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
35 Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
35 Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
35 Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
35 Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
30 Sound Localization
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated
30 Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion
30 Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds
30 Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness
25 Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem
25 Category Flexibility
The ability to produce many rules so that each rule tells how to group (or combine) a set of things in a different way.
25 Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
25 Trunk Strength
The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing
20 Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue
20 Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
20 Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.
20 Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
20 Explosive Strength
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object
15 Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.
15 Speed of Limb Movement
The ability to quickly move the arms or legs
5 Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
5 Stamina
The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
WORK ACTIVITIES:
Work activities elements are ranked by importance.
85 Operating Vehicles or Equipment
Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
70 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
70 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
65 Handling and Moving Objects
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
65 Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, aligning, setting up, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
65 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
65 Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
65 Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
60 Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
60 Evaluating Information Against Standards
Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
55 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
50 Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
50 Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
50 Implementing Ideas or Programs
Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
50 Documenting or Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
50 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
45 Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
45 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
45 Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be understood or used to support responses or feedback to others.
45 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.
40 Performing Administrative Activities
Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
35 Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.
35 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
35 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
30 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
25 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
25 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
20 Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.
15 Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to others.
10 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
10 Thinking Creatively
Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
5 Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.
5 Teaching Others
Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
5 Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.
5 Interacting With Computers
Controlling computer functions by using programs, setting up functions, writing software, or otherwise communicating with computer systems.
5 Resolving Conflict or Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, and resolving grievances, or otherwise negotiating with others.
5 Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
WORK CONTEXT:
Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .
90 (F) Outdoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Outdoors
72 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
70 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
68 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?
65 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?
56 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
55 (F) Standing
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?
55 (F) Sitting
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?
55 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?
47 (A) Degree of Automation
Indicate the level of automation of this job.
45 (F) Walking or Running
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?
45 (F) Contaminants
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?
45 (F) Common Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Common protective or safety attire, such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard-hat, or personal flotation device?
43 (S) Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
43 (H) Responsible for Health and Safety of Others
How responsible is the worker for others' health and safety on this job?
40 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?
40 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?
36 (D) Hazardous Equipment
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous equipment, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
35 (F) Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous equipment? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
30 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?
30 (F) Very Hot
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?
30 (F) Special Uniform
How often does the worker wear: A special uniform, such as that of a commercial pilot, nurse, police officer, or military personnel?
28 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
28 (I) Coordinate or Lead Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (not supervision)?
27 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?
25 (F) Keeping or Regaining Balance
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Keeping or regaining balance?
25 (F) Whole Body Vibration
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Whole body vibration (e.g., operating a jackhammer or earthmoving equipment)?
25 (F) Hazardous Situations
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous situations? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
24 (I) Provide a Service to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?
24 (I) Persuade Someone to a Course of Action
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Persuade someone to a course of action (informally) or influence others to buy something (to sell)?
23 (L) Hazardous Situations
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous situations while performing this job? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
23 (L) Hazardous Equipment
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous equipment while performing this job? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
20 (F) Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, Poles, etc.
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc?
20 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
20 (F) Indoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors
20 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?
20 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
17 (C) Job-Required Social Interaction
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) with others in order to perform it?
16 (I) Deal With External Customers
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Deal with external customers (e.g., retail sales) or the public in general (e.g., police work)?
16 (D) Hazardous Conditions
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous conditions, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
15 (F) Frequency in Conflict Situations
How frequently do the job requirements place the worker in conflict situations?
15 (F) Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to hazardous conditions? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
15 (F) Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Cramped work space that requires getting into awkward positions?
10 (F) High Places
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to high places? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
8 (D) Hazardous Situations
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous situations, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Situations involving likely cuts, bites, stings, or minor burns
6 (L) High Places
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to high places while performing this job? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
6 (L) Hazardous Conditions
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous conditions while performing this job? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
5 (F) Specialized Protective or Safety Attire
How often does the worker wear: Specialized protective or safety attire, such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suit, or radiation protection?
4 (I) Supervise, Coach, Train Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Supervise, coach, train, or develop other employees?
4 (D) High Places
If injury, due to exposure to high places, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
INTERESTS:
Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.
94 Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
44 Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
22 Enterprising
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
17 Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
11 Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
11 Artistic
Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
WORK VALUES:
Work values elements are ranked by extent.
69 Support-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
48 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
44 Relationships-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
41 Achievement-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
35 Recognition-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
28 Independence-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
72 Supervision, Human Relations
Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management
72 Moral Values
Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong
69 Supervision, Technical
Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well
66 Security
Workers on this job have steady employment
66 Company Policies and Practices
Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company
53 Compensation
Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers
50 Activity
Workers on this job are busy all the time
50 Co-workers
Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with
50 Independence
Workers on this job do their work alone
47 Advancement
Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement
44 Achievement
Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment
41 Working Conditions
Workers on this job have good working conditions
38 Ability Utilization
Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities
38 Social Status
Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community
34 Recognition
Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do
34 Responsibility
Workers on this job make decisions on their own
34 Autonomy
Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision
31 Variety
Workers on this job have something different to do every day
22 Authority
Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others
16 Creativity
Workers on this job try out their own ideas
9 Social Service
Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people
CROSSWALKS:
| DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): |
910583010 Laborer, Car Barn 910363018 Yard Engineer 910683010 Hostler 919663014 Dinkey Operator |
| AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): |
No crosswalks |
| CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): |
826 Rail Vehicle Operators, N.E.C. 824 Locomotive Operating Occupations |
| CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): |
490299 Vehicle and Equipment Operators, Other |
| GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): |
050802 Land and Water Vehicle Operation: Rail Vehicle Operation 051104 Equipment Operation: Material Handling |
| MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): |
88U Railway Operations Crewmember (Reserve Components) |
| OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): |
97308 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers |
| OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): |
5737 Locomotive Engineering |
| SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): |
53-4013 Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers |
