Occupation Atlasrolling stock assembler
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/839d738b-8b54-4408-868a-6d8af102d2de
rolling stock assembler
Rolling stock assemblers use hand tools, power tools and other equipment such as lifting equipment or robots to construct, fit and install prefabricated parts to manufacture rolling stock subassemblies and body structures. They read and interpret blueprints. They operate control systems to determine functional performance of the assemblies and adjust accordingly.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.87
- I Investigative2.77
- S Social1.48
- A Artistic1.21
- E Enterprising1.16
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Rail Car Repairers (49-3043.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- align components
- apply health and safety standards
- assemble metal parts
- control compliance of railway vehicles regulations
- electromechanics
- ensure equipment availability
- fasten components
- inspect quality of products
- mechanics
- mechanics of trains
- quality standards
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- troubleshoot
- use power tools
- use technical documentation
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (30)
- European Train Control System
- apply arc welding techniques
- apply flux
- apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- apply spot welding techniques
- conduct performance tests
- couple bogies to rail vehicles
- cut metal products
- electricity
- electronics
- engineering processes
- ensure maintenance of trains
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install low voltage wiring
- install pneumatic systems
- keep records of work progress
- liaise with engineers
- locomotive brake applications
- lubricate rolling stock wheels
- manipulate metal
- mark processed workpiece
- metal thermal conductivity
- operate lifting equipment
- operate soldering equipment
- operate welding equipment
- prepare pieces for joining
- record test data
- set up automotive robot
- use testing equipment
- work in assembly line teams
O*NET equivalents
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