Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors
Also called: Carman, Inspector, Transit Vehicle Inspector,
What they do:
Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.On the job, you would:
- Inspect vehicles or other equipment for evidence of abuse, damage, or mechanical malfunction.
- Inspect vehicles or equipment to ensure compliance with rules, standards, or regulations.
- Inspect repairs to transportation vehicles or equipment to ensure that repair work was performed properly.
Engineering and Technology
Transportation
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Hand and Finger Use
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Spreadsheet software
Presentation software
Data base user interface and query software
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![]() New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
![]() $75,820
![]() $33,330
$125,310
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What they do:
Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.On the job, you would:
- Inspect vehicles or other equipment for evidence of abuse, damage, or mechanical malfunction.
- Inspect vehicles or equipment to ensure compliance with rules, standards, or regulations.
- Inspect repairs to transportation vehicles or equipment to ensure that repair work was performed properly.
KNOWLEDGE
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Independence
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
- Commercial driver's license information system CDLIS
- Past Inspection Query PIQ
EDUCATION

- high school diploma/GED
- no high school diploma/GED
JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

$75,820

$33,330
$125,310