Compare Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers & Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $57,800
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

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Licensing for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

6 related certifications

Certification for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

0 related certifications