Train and Tram Drivers

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

Reading work related information.

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

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

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

Talking to others.

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

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Understanding why people react the way they do.

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

Teaching people how to do something.

Using maths to solve problems.

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

See details that are far away.

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

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

Quickly choose the right movement of the hand, foot, or other body part when there are two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

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

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

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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

Change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

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

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

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

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

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

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

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Tell the difference between sounds.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

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

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

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

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

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

Helping people to understand and use information.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.