Railway Signal Operator (712917) | ANZSCO Code, Skill Level & Assessing Authority

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Occupation description

Controls the movement of trains, and assembles and disassembles trains within a marshalling yard.

Alternative titles

Railway Switching and Signalling Operator

Specialisations

Railway Shunter
Railway Yard Assistant

ANZSCO reference

ANZSCO 2022 code

712917

Skill level

Level 4

Official source: ABS ANZSCO 2022Description and skill level verified against the Australian Bureau of Statistics dataset on 23 Sep 2026.View ABS source

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