Occupation Atlastrain dispatcher
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a2fa73d0-7e51-456f-95c6-90f126f52ab8
train dispatcher
Train dispatchers ensure the safe and efficient dispatch of the train services. The safety of customers is their main priority. When carrying out train dispatch duties, they check the traffic signals and communicate promptly with train drivers and conductors that it is safe for the train to pull away.
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Job Zone
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- 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.
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Occupational interest profile
RCERealistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.80
- C Conventional4.87
- E Enterprising3.77
- I Investigative1.97
- S Social1.85
- A Artistic1.00
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 Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (53-4031.00): 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 (9)
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.
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 9 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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