Transit and Railroad Police

What Transit and Railroad Police Do

Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

None

On-the-job training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Self-employed

1.8%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Public Safety and Securityimportance 4.9/5
• Law and Governmentimportance 4.7/5
• English Languageimportance 4.4/5
• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.1/5
• Transportationimportance 3.7/5
• Education and Trainingimportance 3.5/5
• Geographyimportance 3.5/5
• Psychologyimportance 3.5/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• E-Mail5.0/5
• In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment4.9/5
• Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions4.7/5
• Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.7/5
• Contact With Others4.7/5
• Health and Safety of Other Workers4.6/5

Related Careers

• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
• Security Guards
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
• First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators
• Transportation Security Screeners
• Compliance Officers
• Private Detectives and Investigators

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Fire Inspectors and Investigators97% skill match
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators96% skill match
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers96% skill match
• Animal Control Workers96% skill match
• Medical Dosimetrists96% skill match
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses96% skill match
• Emergency Medicine Physicians96% skill match
• Surveying and Mapping Technicians96% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.4/5
• Coordinationimportance 3.3/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.3/5
• Negotiationimportance 3.1/5
• Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
• Persuasionimportance 3.0/5
• Instructingimportance 3.0/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Stress Tolerance
• Integrity
• Self-Control
• Cautiousness
• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• RealisticHigh
• ConventionalMedium
• EnterprisingMedium
• SocialLow
• InvestigativeLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where transit and railroad police make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD1.00× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

• Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsLateral Move
• Fire Inspectors and InvestigatorsLateral Move
• Airfield Operations SpecialistsCareer Change
• Compliance OfficersCareer Change

See the full career path from Transit and Railroad Police →

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.