Jobs / Transportation and material moving / 53-4041.00
Subway and Streetcar Operators
Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers. May handle fares.
- US jobs
- 10,200
- Median wage
- $86,380 a year
- Job family
- Transportation and material moving
Can agents do the work of subway and streetcar operators?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Transportation and material moving: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 33%Operate transportation equipment or vehiclesNot measured
- 20%Provide information to guests, clients, or customersNot measured
- 11%Notify others of emergencies or problemsNot measured
- 9%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 8%Direct security or safety activities or operationsNot measured
- 5%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 5%Prepare reports of operational or procedural activitiesNot measured
- 4%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in transportation and material moving, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
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Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards.
- Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors.
- Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, to transport passengers.
- Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.
- Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules.
- Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays.
- Direct emergency evacuation procedures.
- Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports.
- Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings.
- Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety to learn ways in which job performance might be affected.
Other job titles for this occupation (33)
Combined Rail Operator · Light Rail Operator · Light Rail Train Operator · Light Rail Vehicle Operator (LRV Operator) · Rail Operator · Rapid Transit Operator (RTO) · Streetcar Operator · Train Operator · Transit Operator · Trolley Operator · Electric Motorman · Elevated Motorman · Light Rail Transit Operator · Monorail Operator · Motor Coach Operator · Motor Operator · Operator Trainer · Rail Transit Operator · Ride Operator · Service Vehicle Operator · Shuttle Route Vehicle Operator · Streetcar Motorman · Subway Conductor · Subway Train Driver · Subway Train Operator · Track Car Operator · Trackmobile Operator · Tram Driver · Tram Operator · Trammer · Transfer Car Operator · Trolley Car Operator · Vehicle Operator