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Where a level crossing signalperson can go next

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

Level crossing signalpersons operate equipment in the safeguarding of level crossings, according to safety regulations. They supervise the traffic situation arround the level crossing, and communicate with traffic controllers, drivers, and other signalpeople when necessary.

Also known as level crossing signaller, level crossing attendant, level crossing signalman, level crossing signalwoman.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 28 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: rail switchperson, 44%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
rail switchperson 44% covered rail traffic controller 27% covered railway electronic technician 25% covered automated cable vehicle contr… 23% covered shunter 17% covered level crossing signalpers… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from level crossing signalperson, 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 level crossing signalperson already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A level crossing signalperson 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
  • compile railway signalling reports information skills
  • follow strict level crossing operating procedures management skills
  • level crossing regulations services
  • operate LED-based panel signal boxes working with computers
  • operate barriers at level crossings working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate train signalling equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • plan railway incident mitigation measures management skills
  • signal boxes engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • test railway signalling equipment constructing
  • operate railway switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Level crossing signalperson is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 level crossing signalperson’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.