Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a passenger fare controller can go next

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

Passenger fare controllers collect tickets, fares, and passes from passengers. They answer questions from passengers concerning transport rules, station, and timetable information.

Also known as fare controller, cable vehicle attendant, ticket controller, ticket conductor, ticket inspector, passenger ticket attendant, controller of cable vehicle fares, passenger ticket controller, controller.

Service and sales workers 32 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: chief conductor, 54%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chief conductor 54% covered train conductor 48% covered bus driver 30% covered trolley bus driver 30% covered tram driver 30% covered passenger fare controller You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from passenger fare controller, 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 passenger fare controller 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 passenger fare controller 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
  • collect fares management skills
  • operate electronic payment terminals management skills
  • check passenger tickets assisting and caring
  • check tickets throughout carriages assisting and caring
  • apply tramway regulations assisting and caring
  • assist passengers in emergency situations assisting and caring
  • answer questions about the train transport service assisting and caring
  • customs regulations for passengers services
  • facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers assisting and caring
  • adhere to transportation work schedule communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Passenger fare controller 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 passenger fare controller’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.