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Transportation Inspectors

$79.57K Median Salary 3.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 4.5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

Reported Job Titles

Cargo Surveyor, Inspector, Marine Cargo Surveyor, Marine Surveyor, Petroleum Inspector, Surveyor

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Oral Comprehension

Problem Sensitivity

Written Comprehension

Near Vision

Speech Clarity

Written Expression

Inductive Reasoning

Information Ordering

Speech Recognition

Deductive Reasoning

Far Vision

Flexibility of Closure

Category Flexibility

Selective Attention

Perceptual Speed

Knowledge

Transportation

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Mathematics

Public Safety and Security

Administration and Management

Law and Government

Mechanical

Skills

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Writing

Quality Control Analysis

Time Management

Coordination

Judgment and Decision Making

Operations Monitoring

Complex Problem Solving

Social Perceptiveness

Technology Skills

Electronic mail software

Spreadsheet software

Document management software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Internet browser software

Tools

Depth indicators

Water samplers

Tape measures

Notebook computers

Benchtop centrifuges

Handheld thermometer

Magnifiers

Portable data input terminals

Sample holders

Scientific calculator

X ray radiography examination equipment

Oil gun

Floor or platform scales

Grease guns

Calipers

Digital cameras

Hydrometers

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing 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).
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).
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
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.
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.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
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.

Knowledge

Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
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.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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.
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.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Skills

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
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.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Technology Skills

Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Internet browser software: Web browser software

Tools

Depth indicators: Water level meters
Water samplers: Mechanical sampling buckets; Sample jars
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Benchtop centrifuges:
Handheld thermometer: Handheld thermometers
Magnifiers: Hand lenses
Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Sample holders: Sample vials
Scientific calculator: Digital calculators
X ray radiography examination equipment: Radiographic flaw detectors
Oil gun: Oilers
Floor or platform scales: Industrial floor scales
Grease guns:
Calipers: Dial calipers; Digital calipers; Vernier calipers
Digital cameras:
Hydrometers: Urometers
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:

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