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Transit and Railroad Police

$69.15K Median Salary 300 Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.

Reported Job Titles

Law Enforcement Officer, Patrol Man, Patrol Officer, Patrolman, Police Captain, Police Patrol Officer, Police Specialist, Railroad Police, Railroad Police Officer, Transit Police Officer

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Abilities

Problem Sensitivity

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Inductive Reasoning

Speech Clarity

Deductive Reasoning

Far Vision

Near Vision

Written Expression

Speech Recognition

Flexibility of Closure

Information Ordering

Written Comprehension

Selective Attention

Auditory Attention

Speed of Closure

Trunk Strength

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Category Flexibility

Explosive Strength

Fluency of Ideas

Hearing Sensitivity

Manual Dexterity

Multilimb Coordination

Originality

Perceptual Speed

Response Orientation

Stamina

Static Strength

Time Sharing

Knowledge

Public Safety and Security

Law and Government

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Transportation

Education and Training

Geography

Psychology

Administration and Management

Computers and Electronics

Telecommunications

Communications and Media

Skills

Active Listening

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Complex Problem Solving

Monitoring

Social Perceptiveness

Active Learning

Coordination

Judgment and Decision Making

Writing

Negotiation

Reading Comprehension

Service Orientation

Instructing

Persuasion

Systems Analysis

Time Management

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Map creation software

Electronic mail software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Internet browser software

Web platform development software

Tools

Police vehicles

Weapon or explosives detectors and supplies

Handcuffs

Notebook computers

Handguns

Mobile medical services first aid kits

Masks or accessories

Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles

Still cameras

Fire extinguishers

Tape measures

Police or security shotguns

Night sticks

Mobile resuscitator or aspirator kits

Military rifles

Hand sprayers

Alcohol analyzers

Fingerprint equipment

Riot batons

Fingerprint latent print kits

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Measuring wheels for distance

X ray radiography examination equipment

Hazardous material protective apparel

Radiation detectors

Two way radios

Riot helmets

Digital cameras

Protective gloves

Personal computers

Abilities

Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Auditory Attention: The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Explosive Strength: The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Hearing Sensitivity: The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Response Orientation: The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Time Sharing: The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

Knowledge

Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Map creation software: ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS; OpenDroneMap
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP

Tools

Police vehicles: Police bicycles; Police motorcycles; Police patrol cars
Weapon or explosives detectors and supplies: Explosive detection systems; Explosive trace portals
Handcuffs: Metal handcuffs; Plastic handcuffs
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Handguns: Service revolvers
Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits
Masks or accessories: Dust masks
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles: Automated external defibrillators AED
Still cameras: 35 millimeter cameras
Fire extinguishers:
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Police or security shotguns: Police shotguns
Night sticks: Nightsticks
Mobile resuscitator or aspirator kits: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR face shields
Military rifles: Police rifles
Hand sprayers: Spray guns
Alcohol analyzers: Breathalyzers
Fingerprint equipment: Suspect fingerprinting equipment
Riot batons: Side-handle batons
Fingerprint latent print kits: Fingerprint evidence kits
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Measuring wheels for distance: Distance measuring wheels
X ray radiography examination equipment: Radiographic flaw detectors
Hazardous material protective apparel: Personal protective suits
Radiation detectors:
Two way radios:
Riot helmets:
Digital cameras:
Protective gloves: Safety gloves
Personal computers:

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