Description
Visually check the integrity of train tracks, sleepers, and ballast. This is usually done in reaction to reports from workers or detections by sensors.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Civil engineering workerA civil engineering worker is a construction professional who prepares the ground before, during and after building. Usually the first tradesperson on a construction site, civil en…
- Rail maintenance technicianRail maintenance technicians execute routine inspections of railway tracks, powerlines, signage stations, switches, and other railway infrastructure. They are also sent out to repa…
Optional for
- Rail construction supervisorRail construction supervisors monitor the construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure. They assign tasks, either on the ground or from a control room, and make quick dec…
- Rail layerRail layers construct railway tracks on prepared sites. They monitor equipment that sets railroad sleepers or ties, usually on a layer of crushed stone or ballast. Rail layers then…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026