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Where a tram controller can go next

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

Tram controllers assign and manage tram vehicles and drivers for the transport of passengers, including records of distances covered and of repairs made.

Also known as tram system controller, tram supervisor, tram controller and supervisor, tram system supervisor, traffic supervisor, tram supervisor and controller, tram dispatcher.

Clerical support workers 20 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: automated cable vehicle controller, 23%

Fig. 2 · Career map 2 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 2 nearest destinations from tram 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 tram controller already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 2 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 tram controller needs 20 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

ensure steady circulation of trams management skills
ensure tram system power supply information skills
operate tram system monitoring equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
coordinate with tram maintenance department communication, collaboration and creativity
deal with changing operational demand communication, collaboration and creativity
tram network services
types of trams services
apply tramway regulations assisting and caring
mechanical composition of trams services
operate tram controls 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 tram controller does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

automated cable vehicle controller 20% covered · difficulty 78.4

Index

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Tram controller is filed under Clerical support workers, ISCO major group 4. 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 tram 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.