Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (53-4031)

Occupation description:  Coordinate activities of switch-engine crew within railroad yard, industrial plant, or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of train crew on passenger or freight trains. Yardmasters review train schedules and switching orders and coordinate activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, such as the makeup or breakup of trains and yard switching.

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Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
44	6	13.6	44.7	23.7

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	1
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	1
UI claimants previously working in occupation	16

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	40
Number of job position postings	0
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	0.0

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