National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• H - Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
• H7 - Transportation Equipment Operators and Related Workers, Excluding Labourers
• H73 - Other Transport Equipment Operators and Related Workers

H731 - Railway Yard Workers

Railway yard workers regulate yard traffic, couple and uncouple trains and perform related yard activities. They are employed by railway transport companies.

• Example Titles

  • attendant, locomotives - railway yard
  • car controller - railway
  • car retarder operator - railway yard
  • control tower operator - railway
  • controller, cars - railway
  • controller, railway cars - railway yard
  • controller, tank cars - railway yard
  • coupler - railway yard
  • distributor, freight cars - railway yard
  • distributor, railway cars
  • freight car distributor - railway yard
  • greaser, journal boxes - railway yard
  • greaser, railway cars
  • interlocking cabin switcher - railway yard
  • interlocking signal box switcher - railway yard
  • journal box greaser - railway yard
  • locomotive attendant - railway yard
  • locomotive distributor - railway yard
  • locomotive engine servicer
  • locomotive maintenance attendant
  • locomotive servicer
  • lubricator, railway cars
  • motor vehicle operator - pole yard
  • oiler, railway cars
  • operator, retarder - railway yard
  • operator, turntable - railway yard
  • railway car controller - railway yard
  • railway car distributor
  • railway car greaser
  • railway car lubricating specialist
  • railway car lubricator
  • railway car oiler
  • railway signalman / woman
  • railway tank car servicer
  • railway train engine maintenance worker
  • retarder operator - railway yard
  • servicer, locomotives
  • signal tower operator - railway
  • signalman / woman - railway transport
  • signalman / woman, railway
  • switch tender - railway yard
  • switcher - railway yard
  • switcher, interlocking cabins - railway yard
  • switcher, interlocking signal boxes - railway yard
  • switcher, switching station - railway yard
  • switching station switcher - railway yard
  • switchman / woman - railway
  • switchman / woman, yard - railway transport
  • tank car controller - railway yard
  • tower operator - railway transport
  • towerman / woman - railway transport
  • trackman / woman - railway yard
  • trainman / woman - railway yard
  • trainman / woman, yard
  • transfer table operator - railway yard
  • turntable operator - railway yard
  • yard coupler - railway
  • yard switchman / woman - railway transport
  • yard trainman / woman
  • yard worker - railway
  • yardman / woman - railway

• Exclusion

  • Railway labourers (See H832 Railway and Motor Transport Labourers)
  • Yard foremen/women, railway (See H021 Supervisors, Railway Transport Operations)