Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a train conductor can go next

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

Train conductors assist passengers in the boarding and leaving of the train. They answer questions from passengers concerning train rules, stations, and provide timetable information. They collect tickets, fares, and passes from passengers and support the chief conductor in performing his operational tasks e.g in regard to door closing or certain operational communication. They ensure the safety of passengers respond to technical incidents and emergency situations.

Also known as train attendant, train guard, rail conductor, railway conductor, conductor on trains.

Service and sales workers 25 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: chief conductor, 64%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chief conductor 64% covered passenger fare controller 38% covered carriage driver 25% covered railway sales agent 23% covered trolley bus driver 23% covered train conductor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from train 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 train 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 train conductor needs 23 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
  • monitor customer inquiries information skills
  • research passenger needs information skills
  • assist passengers with timetable information assisting and caring
  • sell train tickets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • check carriages handling and moving
  • assist passengers in emergency situations assisting and caring
  • ensure passenger comfort assisting and caring
  • answer questions about the train transport service assisting and caring
  • customs regulations for passengers services
  • supervise movement of passengers management skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a train 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.