Railcar Repairers
Job description
They inspect, maintain, and repair passenger and freight train cars.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Check railcar parts for defects, wear, and tear, and find the cause of the failure.
- Install, adjust, and repair railcar parts.
- Repair and maintain propulsion and braking mechanisms.
- Repair and repaint wooden parts.
- Replace damaged windows and repair upholstery.
- Perform routine maintenance and prepare reports.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
350
All of Québec
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Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 7.5% Female
- 92.5% Male
Not available.
- 7.5% Female
- 92.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$90,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 49100% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 49100% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 49100% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 49100% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 49100% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 49100% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 49100% of jobs
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Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- A secondary school diploma is usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Equipment maintenance
- Operations and control
- Quality control analysis
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
Abilities
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Hand-arm stability
- Digital dexterity
- Static muscle power
- Core strength
- Awareness of issues
- Reaction time
- Near vision
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Distance vision
- Auditory attention
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Visualization
- Selective attention
- Overall coordination of the body
- Endurance
- Overall balance of the body
- Depth perception
- Perception speed
- Response orientation
- Hearing sensitivity
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Colour perception and distinction
- Inductive reasoning
- Information processing speed
- Speech recognition
Knowledge and attributes
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 72403
Railway carmen/women
Job titles
- Rail vehicle mechanic
- Car inspector - railway
- Railway equipment inspector
- Wheel and axle inspector - railway
- Carman/woman - railway
- Railcar mechanic apprentice
- Car repairer apprentice - railway
- Apprentice carman/woman - railway
- Carman/woman inspector - railway
- Brake inspector - railway car
- Air brake inspector - railway car
- Subway car mechanic
- Streetcar mechanic
- Streetcar and subway car mechanic
- Car repairer - railway
- Railway coach repairer
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
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