5.2 KiB
5.2 KiB
Competences — rail traffic controller
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f643bff3-74ef-48d1-b033-820e2d8659e9).
Essential
- handle stressful situations in the work place (skill/competence)
- maintain computerised records of railway traffic (skill/competence)
- maintain railway signal equipment (skill/competence)
- manage train working timetable (skill/competence)
- mark differences in colours (skill/competence)
- mechanics of trains (knowledge)
- modern power signalling systems (knowledge)
- operate LED-based panel signal boxes (skill/competence)
- operate railway communication systems (skill/competence)
- operate train integrated electronic control centre (skill/competence)
- operate train signalling equipment (skill/competence)
- oversee operational safety on trains (skill/competence)
- oversee the daily train operations plan (skill/competence)
- process data from railway control rooms (skill/competence)
- provide information on train routes (skill/competence)
- react calmly in stressful situations (skill/competence)
- signal box parts (knowledge)
- signal boxes (knowledge)
- test railway signalling equipment (skill/competence)
- use different communication channels (skill/competence)
- write signalling reports (skill/competence)
Optional
- check for defects in railcars (skill/competence)
- determine train operational safety actions (skill/competence)
- monitor train schedules (skill/competence)
- train planning (knowledge)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 9 ads, as of 2026-07-19)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- data analysis — 33 %
- emergency response — 33 %
- rail transport operations — 33 %
- train scheduling — 33 %
- train coordination — 22 %
- train dispatching — 22 %
- verbal communication — 11 %
- written communication — 11 %
- safety system implementation — 11 %
- schedule monitoring — 11 %
- signal communication — 11 %
- rail traffic dispatch — 11 %
- technical problem solving — 11 %
- railroad operations — 11 %
- rail operations control — 11 %
- record keeping — 11 %
- record maintenance — 11 %
- resolution of operational issues — 11 %
- revenue service operation — 11 %
- mass transportation operations — 11 %
- operational issue identification — 11 %
- performance monitoring — 11 %
- problem solving — 11 %
- problem-solving — 11 %
- radio communication — 11 %
- emergency response coordination — 11 %
- failure management — 11 %
- dispatching — 11 %
- hazard identification — 11 %
- incident management — 11 %
- incident recording — 11 %
- inspection management — 11 %
- locomotive operation supervision — 11 %
- decision making — 11 %
- delay management — 11 %
- assessment coordination — 11 %
Methods
- big data analytics — 11 %
- computerized record keeping — 11 %
- emergency operations center (eoc) — 11 %
- national incident management system (nims) — 11 %
- risk assessment — 11 %
- roadway worker protection (rwp) — 11 %
- rules-based dispatching — 11 %
- safety regulation compliance — 11 %
- virtual simulation — 11 %
Responsibilities
- train movement coordination — 33 %
- record keeping — 22 %
- rail service maintenance — 11 %
- railroad record maintenance — 11 %
- real-time digital monitoring — 11 %
- safe rail service operation — 11 %
- safety hazard reporting — 11 %
- safety protocol maintenance — 11 %
- new dispatcher training — 11 %
- personnel supervision — 11 %
- rail infrastructure monitoring — 11 %
- rail operation supervision — 11 %
- operational strategy development — 11 %
- operator coverage arrangement — 11 %
- passenger service evaluation — 11 %
- efficient rail service operation — 11 %
- emergency notification — 11 %
- freight coordination — 11 %
- lrv inspection — 11 %
- incident response coordination — 11 %
- information dissemination — 11 %
- information gathering — 11 %
- call fielding — 11 %
- cane supply management — 11 %
- cane train operation management — 11 %
- cane train operation oversight — 11 %
- delay resolution — 11 %
- data entry — 11 %
- data-driven decision making — 11 %
- communication with train crews — 11 %
- train movement direction — 11 %
- train movement monitoring — 11 %
- train operation supervision — 11 %
- train schedule adjustment — 11 %
- train schedule coordination — 11 %
- track access coordination — 11 %
- track inspection support — 11 %
- traction power monitoring — 11 %
- sugar cane supply management — 11 %
- system performance maintenance — 11 %
- team training — 11 %
- signal control — 11 %
- situational awareness — 11 %
- training new controllers — 11 %