Description

Transportation route and crew schedulers prepare operational and crew schedules for transportation equipment and operating personnel. They are employed by municipal transit commissions, truck, delivery and courier companies, railways, airlines and by other transportation establishments in both the private and public sectors.

Job Titles

• Bus scheduler
• Crew scheduler – transportation
• Flight crew scheduler
• Schedule analyst
• Train scheduler
• Transit scheduler
• Transportation schedules writer
• Truck scheduler

Main Duties

• Review schedule requisitions, passenger counts and cargo, running times, distances, personnel availability and other pertinent information to establish schedule parameters
• Design new or modify existing schedules using computer software or other methods
• Incorporate into route plan factors such as peak travel periods, holidays, special events and construction with emphasis on time and cost efficiency
• Assign personnel to equipment and routes and schedule work shifts
• Compile equipment and personnel records, including hours in service, distances, maintenance, repairs required and other data, to produce operating reports
• May prepare user guides and other public service information.

Workplaces

• Airlines
• Municipal transit systems
• Railways
• Transportation establishments in both the private and public sectors
• Truck, delivery and courier services

Skills

• Coordinating
• Critical Thinking
• Instructing
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Multitasking
• Deductive Reasoning
• Fluency of Ideas
• Hearing Sensitivity
• Inductive Reasoning

Personal Attributes

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Independence
• Leadership

Similar Occupations

• Crew schedulers supervisor; Transportation route schedulers supervisor (in 12013.00 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations)
• Production controller (in 13201.01 Production logistics coordinators)

Source: OaSIS