Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a chief conductor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a chief conductor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Chief conductors are responsible for the safe performance of all operational tasks on board of passenger trains outside the drivers cab, such as supervising safe opening and closing of the train's doors. They supervise and ensure the continuous care for the safety of passengers, especially in the case of technical incidents and emergency situations. They ensure the operational communication to the driver and to traffic control staff as defined in operational regulations. In case of several staff members attending the train, they supervise the team of conductors. They also carry out commercial activities such as ticket control and selling, and provide support and information to passengers as well as gastronomic services.

Also known as train conductors supervisor, chief guard, train chief conductor, conductor crew supervisor, chief train conductor, train conductor, train crew supervisor.

Service and sales workers 26 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: train conductor, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
train conductor 66% covered passenger fare controller 47% covered railway sales agent 28% covered train dispatcher 25% covered tram driver 23% covered chief conductor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from chief conductor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a chief conductor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A chief conductor needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • control the opening and closing of train doors information skills
  • operate electronic payment terminals management skills
  • check tickets throughout carriages assisting and caring
  • ensure implementation of safe driving practices assisting and caring
  • sell train tickets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply tramway regulations assisting and caring
  • check carriages handling and moving
  • monitor train schedules information skills
  • provide information on train routes assisting and caring
  • assist passengers in emergency situations assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a chief conductor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Chief conductor is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a chief conductor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.