Also called: Railroad Police Officer, Transit Cop
Patrols subways, trains, buses, and stations to keep riders and rail lines safe.
Transit officers ride trains, patrol busy stations, and respond to incidents on the tracks. Railroad police for freight lines like BNSF investigate cargo theft and crashes at crossings across hundreds of miles of track.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma (many departments prefer some college), pass the police academy (about 6 months), and physical, background, and psychological tests.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice.
Growing slowly. Small occupation (approx.).
Low risk for 10 years. Station cameras and AI alerts spot trouble; patrolling trains and handling riders in crisis stay human.
Classes: Psychology, Spanish, PE / strength training, Criminal justice CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3052.
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