Railway Signal Operators

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Controlling equipment or systems.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Reading work related information.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

Teaching people how to do something.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Talking to others.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Looking for ways to help people.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

See details that are far away.

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.

Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Move your arms, legs, and body together.

Keep your balance or stay upright.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.