NOC 7531 – Railway yard and track maintenance workers

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) code 7531 is for Railway yard and track maintenance workers

NOC skill type/level: Skill Level C

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• Experience as a railway labourer is required.
• On-the-job training is provided
• Railway yard workers require a Canadian Rail Operating Rules certificate.

List of Job Titles for NOC 7531 – Railway yard and track maintenance workers

• Aligner-tamper operator – railway
• Anchor-applicator operator – railway
• Automatic anchor-applicator operator – railway
• Ballast regulator operator – railway
• Ballast-equalizer operator – railway
• Ballast-leveller operator – railway
• Car controller – railway
• Car retarder operator – railway yard
• Control tower operator – railway
• Coupler – railway yard
• Fitter tracks – railway
• Freight car distributor – railway yard
• Gandy dancer – railway
• Interlocking cabin switcher – railway yard
• Interlocking signal box switcher – railway yard
• Journal box greaser – railway yard
• Lag bolter operator – railway
• Locomotive attendant – railway yard
• Locomotive distributor – railway yard
• Locomotive engine servicer
• Locomotive maintenance attendant
• Locomotive servicer
• Machine operator – railway
• Maintenance of way employee – railway
• Maintenance of way inspector – railway
• Mechanical tamper operator – railway
• Motor vehicle operator – pole yard
• Rail grinder – railway
• Rail sander
• Rail saw operator
• Rail saw operator – railway
• Rail-aligner operator – railway
• Rail-grinder operator – railway
• Rail-lifter operator – railway
• Railway car controller – railway yard
• Railway car distributor
• Railway car greaser
• Railway car lubricating specialist
• Railway car lubricator
• Railway car oiler
• Railway equipment operator
• Railway line inspector
• Railway maintenance equipment operator
• Railway signalman/woman
• Railway tank car servicer
• Railway tie inspector
• Railway track inspector
• Railway track maintenance equipment operator
• Railway track maintenance worker
• Railway track patroller
• Railway track repairer
• Railway track tamper operator
• Railway trackman/woman
• Railway train engine maintenance worker
• Railway-tie-injector operator
• Retarder operator – railway yard
• Section worker – railway
• Signal tower operator – railway
• Signalman/woman – railway transport
• Snowblower operator – railway
• Spike machine operator – railway
• Spike puller machine operator – railway
• Spike-driver operator – railway
• Spiker operator – railway
• Spiking machine operator – railway
• Switch tender – railway yard
• Switcher – railway yard
• Switching station switcher – railway yard
• Switchman/woman – railway
• Tamper operator – railway
• Tamper-aligner operator – railway
• Tamping machine operator – railway
• Tank car controller – railway yard
• Tie axe unit operator – railway
• Tie crane operator – railway
• Tie plate jack operator – railway
• Tie saw operator – railway
• Tie shear operator – railway
• Tie tamper operator – railway
• Tie-bed-scarifier operator – railway
• Tie-cutter operator – railway
• Tie-cutting machine operator – railway
• Tie-end-remover operator – railway
• Tie-injector operator – railway
• Tie-placer operator – railway
• Tie-plate-placer operator – railway
• Tower operator – railway transport
• Towerman/woman – railway transport
• Track broom machine operator – railway
• Track dresser – railway
• Track fitter – railway
• Track layer – railway
• Track maintenance worker – railway
• Track repairman/woman – railway
• Track tamper – railway
• Track-liner operator – railway
• Track-maintenance-machine operator – railway
• Trackman/woman – railway yard
• Trackmobile operator – railway
• Track-surfacing machine operator – railway
• Trackwalker – railway
• Trainman/woman – railway 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