Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a rail switchperson can go next

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

Rail switchpersons assist in the tasks of the traffic controller. They operate switches and signals according to rail traffic control instructions. They ensure compliance with regulations and safety rules.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 21 skills on file 3 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: level crossing signalperson, 39%

level crossing signalperson 39% covered train dispatcher 36% covered shunter 20% covered rail switchperson You are here
Fig. 2 — the 3 nearest destinations from rail switchperson. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a rail switchperson already covers. All 3 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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rail switchperson is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a rail switchperson already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.