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Job Description
Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3052.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 67,850.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 32.00
- Currently, there are 4,810 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Transit and Railroad Police”.
Also Known As…
- Transit and Railroad Police
- Transit Police Officer
- Supervisory Special Agent
- Special Agent
- Railroad Police Officer
- Police Specialist
- Patrolman
- Canine Officer (K-9 Officer)
- Transportation Officer
- Transit Specialist
- Transit Authority Police
- Track Watchman
- Track Patrol
- Special Agent in Charge
- Sergeant
- Secured Entrance Monitor
- Railroad Watchman
- Railroad Detective
- Public Transit Specialist
- Police Officer
- Patroller
- Field Training Officer (FTO)
- Field Training Agent
- Agent in Charge
Tasks for “Police Specialist”
- Plan or implement special safety or preventive programs, such as fire or accident prevention.
- Direct or coordinate the daily activities or training of security staff.
- Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
- Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.
- Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.
- Interview neighbors, associates, or former employers of job applicants to verify personal references or to obtain work history data.
- Seal empty boxcars by twisting nails in door hasps, using nail twisters.
- Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.
- Record and verify seal numbers from boxcars containing frequently pilfered items, such as cigarettes or liquor, to detect tampering.
- Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
- Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Mobile data computers
- Breathalyzers
- Police patrol cars
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Two way radios
- Riot helmets
- Suspect fingerprinting equipment
- Plastic handcuffs
- Chemical hazard detectors
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR face shields
- First aid kits
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Explosive detectors
- Service revolvers
- Police rifles
- Filter masks
- X ray inspection equipment
- 35 millimeter cameras
- Side-handle batons
- Digital cameras
- Police bicycles
- Nuclear hazard detectors
- Digital video cameras
- Metal handcuffs
- Biohazard suits
- Laptop computers
- Nightsticks
- Distance measuring wheels
- Police shotguns
- Police motorcycles
- Fingerprint evidence kits
- Pepper spray
- Pistols
- Protective gloves
- Crime scene tape measures
- Biological hazard detectors
- Crime mapping software
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- National Crime Information Center NCIC database
- Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
- Microsoft Word
- MapInfo StreetPro
- MapInfo Professional
- Law enforcement information databases