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Railway Station Managers

ANZSCO ID 149412

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Overview

Snapshot

Employed
770
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
96%
Female Share
18%
Average age
50
About this data

Summary

Railway Station Managers manage the operations of railway stations.

Tasks

  • Co-ordinates activities associated with the arrival, departure, loading and unloading of trains.

  • Ensures compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.

Characteristics

Job Type
Managers
Skill Level
High skill
ANZSCO Occupation group
1494 Transport Services Managers
Unemployment Rate
n/a
Industries
Pathway(s)
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET)
  • Informal or on-the-job
Interests
  • Practical
  • Administrative
  • Enterprising
Physical Demand
  • Sedentary
  • Light
  • Medium

Outlook

Employment Outlook

JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Transport Services Managers, under the outlook section.

Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 96% of people employed as Railway Station Managers work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 30 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 44 hours per week in their main job. This is the same as the all jobs average.

    Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.

Industries

Main industries

1
Transport, Postal and Warehousing
79.6%
2
Financial and Insurance Services
12.5%
3
Public Administration and Safety
2.7%
4
Construction
1.7%
5
Other industries
3.4%

Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

45.9% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

16.7% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

31.5% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

1.8% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

4.0% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

0.0% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

0.0% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

0.0% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State Railway Station Managers All Jobs Average
NSW 45.9 31.6
VIC 16.7 25.6
QLD 31.5 20.0
SA 1.8 7.0
WA 4.0 10.8
TAS 0.0 2.0
NT 0.0 1.0
ACT 0.0 1.9


  • Around 41% of Railway Station Managers live outside of capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 38%.

    New South Wales and Queensland have a large share of employment relative to their population size.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.

Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
50
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
18%
All Jobs Average is 48%

  • The median age of Railway Station Managers is 50 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 45 to 54 years.

    Females make up 18% of the workforce. This is 30 percentage points below the all jobs average of 48%.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.

Age Profile (% Share)

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Bracket Railway Station Managers All Jobs Average
15-19 0.0 5.0
20-24 0.4 9.3
25-34 9.7 22.9
35-44 23.4 22.0
45-54 36.3 21.6
55-59 18.4 9.0
60-64 8.4 6.0
65 and Over 3.4 4.2
Median Age 50 40

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.

Employment Pathways

Education, training and experience

Relevant experience is usually needed to work as a Railway Station Manager. Some workers have a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification in rail operations management.

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Highest Level of Education (% Share)

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Type of Qualification Railway Station Managers All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 6.5 10.1
Bachelor degree 9.8 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 12.3 11.6
Certificate III/IV 19.9 21.1
Year 12 18.6 18.1
Year 11 6.7 4.8
Year 10 and below 26.1 12.5

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.

Skills and Knowledge

Employers look for Transport Services Managers who provide good customer service, can communicate clearly and have strong people skills.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 57%

    Time management

    Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

  • 54%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 54%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 52%

    Active listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • 50%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 50%

    Critical thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • 50%

    Management of personnel resources

    Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

  • 50%

    Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

  • 50%

    Complex problem solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • 50%

    Judgment and decision making

    Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

  • 48%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 48%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 45%

    Active learning

    Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

  • 45%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 45%

    Systems evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • 43%

    Negotiation

    Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

  • 43%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 43%

    Learning strategies

    Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

  • 43%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 41%

    Operations analysis

    Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 72%

    Transportation

    Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.

  • 70%

    Customer and personal service

    Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.

  • 63%

    Clerical

    Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.

  • 60%

    Computers and electronics

    Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • 58%

    Administration and management

    Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.

  • 57%

    Personnel and human resources

    Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.

  • 53%

    English language

    English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • 52%

    Production and processing

    Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.

  • 51%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 47%

    Education and training

    Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • 41%

    Public safety and security

    Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.

  • 39%

    Sales and marketing

    Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • 38%

    Geography

    Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.

  • 38%

    Psychology

    Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.

  • 31%

    Communications and media

    Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.

  • 29%

    Mechanical

    Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • 28%

    Law and government

    How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.

  • 26%

    Economics and accounting

    Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.

  • 21%

    Engineering and technology

    Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.

  • 19%

    Telecommunications

    Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 57%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 54%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 52%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 52%

    Near vision

    See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

  • 52%

    Sorting or ordering

    Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 52%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 50%

    Problem spotting

    Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

  • 50%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 46%

    Inductive reasoning

    Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

  • 46%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 46%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 45%

    Originality

    Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

  • 43%

    Brainstorming

    Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

  • 43%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 43%

    Far vision

    See details that are far away.

  • 43%

    Flexibility of closure

    See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

  • 43%

    Visualization

    Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

  • 41%

    Multitasking

    Do two or more things at the same time.

  • 41%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 39%

    Perceptual speed

    Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Activities

These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.

  • 73%

    Planning and prioritising work

    Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

  • 68%

    Negotiating and resolving conflicts

    Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

  • 68%

    Scheduling work and activities

    Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

  • 67%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

    Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

  • 67%

    Guiding and directing staff

    Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

  • 66%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 66%

    Communicating within a team

    Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 65%

    Coordinating the work of a team

    Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

  • 64%

    Making decisions and solving problems

    Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

  • 63%

    Monitoring people, processes and things

    Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

  • 60%

    Collecting and organising information

    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

  • 59%

    Checking compliance with standards

    Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

  • 58%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 55%

    Documenting or recording information

    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

  • 54%

    Managing payments and orders

    Monitoring and controlling resources and the spending of money.

  • 53%

    Leading and encouraging a team

    Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

  • 52%

    Communicating with the public

    Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 51%

    Looking for changes over time

    Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

  • 50%

    Working with computers

    Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

  • 45%

    Explaining things to people

    Helping people to understand and use information.

Interests and demands

Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.

Interests

Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.

  • 100%

    Enterprising

    Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

  • 81%

    Administrative

    Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

  • 67%

    Practical

    Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

  • 29%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 24%

    Analytical

    Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

  • 14%

    Creative

    Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Values

Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.

  • 86%

    Support

    Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

  • 81%

    Independence

    Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

  • 76%

    Relationships

    Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

  • 64%

    Working conditions

    Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

  • 62%

    Achievement

    Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

  • 57%

    Recognition

    Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:

  • 98%

    Contact with people

    Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.

  • 96%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 96%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 95%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 94%

    Responsible for outcomes

    Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.

  • 91%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 91%

    Health and safety of others

    Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.

  • 88%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 88%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 88%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 87%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 87%

    Lead or coordinate a team

    Lead others to do work activities.

  • 86%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 83%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 82%

    Unstructured work

    Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.

  • 81%

    Conflict situations

    Deal with conflict or disagreements.

  • 80%

    Repeating same tasks

    Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.

  • 80%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 77%

    Loud or uncomfortable sounds

    Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.

  • 74%

    Angry or unpleasant people

    Deal with unpleasant, angry, or rude people.

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