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Train conductor

Other names

train guard, rail conductor, railway conductor, conductor on trains

Railways

They help passengers get on and off trains, check tickets, answer questions, signal the engineer, and keep people safe.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Receive instructions from dispatchers regarding trains' routes, timetables, and cargoes.

  2. 2

    Signal engineers to begin train runs, stop trains, or change speed, using telecommunications equipment or hand signals.

  3. 3

    Receive information regarding train or rail problems from dispatchers or from electronic monitoring devices.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
contrôleur de train/contrôleuse de train
español
interventor de ferrocarril/interventora de ferrocarril
العربية
مسؤول عمليات القطار / مسؤولة عمليات القطار
português
Revisor de bilhetes de caminhos-de-ferro/Revisora de bilhetes de caminhos-de-ferro
Deutsch
Zugbegleiter/Zugbegleiterin
italiano
controllore ferroviario

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