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Where a rail intermodal equipment operator can go next

3 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a rail intermodal equipment operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Rail intermodal equipment operators assist in the loading of trailers and containers on and off railcars and chassis. They manoeuvre tractor-trailer combinations around tight corners and in and out of parking spaces. They use an on-board computer peripheral to communicate with yard management computer system and to identify railcars.

Also known as intermodal rail equipment operator, railway intermodal equipment operator, railway equipment operator, railroad heavy equipment operator, intermodal equipment handler, intermodal railroad equipment handler, chassis estimator, railroad equipment operator, rail equipment operator, operator of rail intermodal equipment, transfer table operator, intermodal helper.

Elementary occupations 23 skills on file 3 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: stevedore, 41%

Fig. 2 · Career map 3 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
stevedore 41% covered airport baggage handler 23% covered taxi driver 18% covered rail intermodal equipment… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 3 nearest destinations from rail intermodal equipment operator, 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 rail intermodal equipment operator already covers. All 3 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 3 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A rail intermodal equipment operator needs 17 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
  • climb on railcars handling and moving
  • operate on-board computer systems working with computers
  • work on uneven surfaces handling and moving
  • handle intermodal equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle handling and moving
  • analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit information skills
  • shunt outbound loads working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • apply techniques for stacking goods into containers handling and moving
  • operate cranes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • manoeuvre heavy trucks 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 rail intermodal equipment operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Rail intermodal equipment operator is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. 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 rail intermodal equipment operator’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.