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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers. | Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, and other facilities to protect company property and shipments and to maintain order. | |||
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Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas. | ||||
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Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property, or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals. | ||||
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Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results. | ||||
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Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, and other crimes on railroad property. | ||||
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Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, and strikes involving railroad property. | ||||
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Direct and coordinate the daily activities and training of security staff. | ||||
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Interview neighbors, associates, and former employers of job applicants to verify personal references and to obtain work history data. | ||||
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Record and verify seal numbers from boxcars containing frequently pilfered items, such as cigarettes and liquor, to detect tampering. | ||||
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Plan and implement special safety and preventive programs, such as fire and accident prevention. | ||||
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Seal empty boxcars by twisting nails in door hasps, using nail twisters. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Railroad and Transit Police and Special Agents
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
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. | |||
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Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. | |||
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Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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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. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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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 there is a problem. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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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). | |||
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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. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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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. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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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. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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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). | |||
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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. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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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. | |||
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Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. | |||
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Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Glare Sensitivity | The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. | |||
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Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Crime mapping software | Map creation software | |||
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Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Law enforcement information databases | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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MapInfo Professional | Map creation software | |||
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MapInfo StreetPro | Map creation software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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National Crime Information Center NCIC database | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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35 millimeter cameras | Still cameras | |||
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Automated external defibrillators AED | Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles | |||
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Biohazard suits | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Biological hazard detectors | Weapons or explosives detectors | |||
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Breathalyzers | Alcohol analysers | |||
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR face shields | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR protective shields or masks | |||
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Chemical hazard detectors | Weapons or explosives detectors | |||
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Crime scene tape measures | Tape measures | |||
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Digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Digital video cameras | Digital camcorders or video cameras | |||
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Distance measuring wheels | Measuring wheels for distance | |||
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Explosive detectors | Weapons or explosives detectors | |||
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Filter masks | Masks or accessories | |||
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Fingerprint evidence kits | Fingerprint latent print kits | |||
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First aid kits | Emergency medical services first aid kits | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Metal handcuffs | Handcuffs | |||
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Mobile data computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Multipurpose fire extinguishers | Fire extinguishers | |||
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Nightsticks | Night sticks | |||
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Nuclear hazard detectors | Radiation detectors | |||
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Pepper spray | Hand sprayers | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Pistols | Handguns | |||
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Plastic handcuffs | Handcuffs | |||
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Police bicycles | Police vehicles | |||
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Police motorcycles | Police vehicles | |||
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Police patrol cars | Police vehicles | |||
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Police rifles | Military rifles | |||
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Police shotguns | Police or security shotguns | |||
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Protective gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Riot helmets | Riot helmets | |||
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Service revolvers | Handguns | |||
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Side-handle batons | Riot batons | |||
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Suspect fingerprinting equipment | Fingerprint equipment | |||
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Two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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X ray inspection equipment | X ray radiography examination equipment | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Canine Officer (K-9 Officer) | |||
Field Training Officer (FTO) | |||
Patroller | |||
Patrolman | |||
Police Officer | |||
Police Specialist | |||
Railroad Detective | |||
Railroad Police Officer | |||
Railroad Watchman | |||
Sergeant | |||
Special Agent | |||
Special Agent in Charge | |||
Supervisory Special Agent | |||
Track Patrol | |||
Track Watchman | |||
Transit Authority Police | |||
Transit Police Officer | |||
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