- Industry: Government; Labor
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A professional who records time each train arrives and departs from station or terminal. Respnsibilities include:
* Records number of train, engine, and exact time train departs or arrives.
* Compares time of arrival or departure with train schedules to ascertain number of minutes train was off schedule.
* Ascertains from train crew or yard manager reasons or causes for delays.
* Transmits train-movement data to electronic data processing system, using on-line console or telegraphic typewriter.
* May type operating information, such as switching lists and personnel assignments, according to instructions from yard manager.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who records time each train arrives and departs from station or terminal. Respnsibilities include:
* Records number of train, engine, and exact time train departs or arrives.
* Compares time of arrival or departure with train schedules to ascertain number of minutes train was off schedule.
* Ascertains from train crew or yard manager reasons or causes for delays.
* Transmits train-movement data to electronic data processing system, using on-line console or telegraphic typewriter.
* May type operating information, such as switching lists and personnel assignments, according to instructions from yard manager.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who scores objective-type examination papers and computes and records test grades and averages of students in school or college. Respnsibilities include:
* Grades papers, using electric marking machine.
* Totals errors found and computes and records percentage grade on student's grade card.
* Averages test grades to compute student's grade for course.
* May use weight factors in computing test grades and arriving at final averages.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who records purchase and sale of securities, such as stocks and bonds, for investment firm. Respnsibilities include:
* Computes federal and state transfer taxes and commissions, using calculator and rate tables.
* Verifies information, such as owners' names, transaction dates, and distribution instructions, on securities certificates to ensure accuracy and conformance with government regulations.
* Posts transaction data to accounting ledgers and certificate records.
* Types data on confirmation form to effect transfer of securities purchased and sold.
* Receives securities and cash and schedules delivery of customer securities.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who verifies accuracy of insurance company records, performing any combination of following duties. Respnsibilities include:
* Compares computations on premiums paid, interest, and dividends due with same data on other records.
* Verifies data on applications and policies, such as age, name, and address, principal sums, and value of property.
* Proofreads printed material concerning insurance programs.
* Verifies computations on interest accrued, premiums due, and settlement surrender or loan values, using calculator, manuals, and rate books.
* May train new employees.
* May be designated according to data checked as Abstract Checker; Policy Checker.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who types reinsurance applications and contracts and calculates reinsurance liability, working for either prime insurer or reinsurer and by either of following methods. Respnsibilities include:
* (1) Calculates reinsurance required on each risk, considering limit of liability.
* Selects reinsurers who may accept part of ceded liability.
* Types applications.
* Computes amount of each premium due, using calculating machine.
* Accepts reinsurers and their liability for cash values and dividends.
* Prepares abstract for typing of contracts.
* (2) Receives reinsurance application from prime insurer.
* Determines amount of insurance already held on risk from company records and calculates reinsurance that company can accept, based on limit of liability.
* Determines if reinsurance is automatic from treaty provisions and sends application to underwriting department when it is not automatic.
* Types notice of acceptance or rejection, based on limit of liability, and action of underwriter.
* Operates calculator to verify computations made by prime insurer.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who computes state or federal taxes on sales transactions, production processes, or articles produced, and keeps record of amount due and paid.
* May affix revenue stamps to tax reports to cover amount of tax due.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who computes state or federal taxes on sales transactions, production processes, or articles produced, and keeps record of amount due and paid.
* May affix revenue stamps to tax reports to cover amount of tax due.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who counts and records number of parimutuel tickets cashed at race track to verify records of cashiers.
* Compares totals with entries on daily balance sheet.
* Compares each ticket with sample or examines tickets under fluorescent light to verify validity of tickets.
* Reports discrepancies.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who counts and records number of parimutuel tickets cashed at race track to verify records of cashiers.
* Compares totals with entries on daily balance sheet.
* Compares each ticket with sample or examines tickets under fluorescent light to verify validity of tickets.
* Reports discrepancies.
Industry:Professional careers
