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"Railroad Inspector"
Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

Skills Needed for: "Railroad Inspector"

1) Troubleshooting -- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.


2) Repairing -- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.


3) Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.


4) Equipment Maintenance -- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.


5) Operation Monitoring -- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.


6) Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.


7) Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.


8) Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.


9) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


10) Management of Personnel Resources -- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.


11) Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


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12) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


13) Science -- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.


14) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


15) Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.


16) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


17) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


18) Systems Evaluation -- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.


19) Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.


20) Systems Analysis -- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.


Job Description for "Railroad Inspector" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Railroad Inspector"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  R-C-E        SOC:  53-6051.04


 

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