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Career Details :: Public Transportation Inspectors
Description
Monitor operation of public transportation systems to ensure good service and compliance with regulations. Investigate accidents, equipment failures, and complaints.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Drives automobile along route to detect conditions hazardous to equipment and passengers and negotiates with local governments to eliminate hazards.
- Recommends promotions and disciplinary actions involving transportation personnel.
- Submits written reports to management with recommendations for improving service.
- Observes and records time required to load and unload passengers or freight volume of traffic on vehicle and at stops.
- Inspects company vehicles and other property for evidence of abuse, damage, and mechanical malfunction and directs repair.
- Assists in dispatching equipment when necessary.
- Reports disruptions to service.
- Investigates schedule delays, accidents, and complaints.
- Observes employees performing assigned duties to note their deportment, treatment of passengers, and adherence to company regulations and schedules.
- Determines need for changes in service, such as additional vehicles, route changes, and revised schedules to improve service and efficiency.
Related Careers
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Freight Inspectors
- Marine Cargo Inspectors
- Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
- Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
- Subway and Streetcar Operators
- Traffic Technicians
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
- Communicating With Other Workers
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Consequence of Error
- Responsible for Others' Health & Safety
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
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