How to become a land transport clerk

Official title: Land transport clerk

Also called: Bus dispatcher, Land transport dispatch coordinator, Land transport traffic coordinator, Train dispatcher, Truck dispatcher, Traffic Coordinator/Dispatch Coordinator, Ÿ Bus dispatcher, Ÿ Land transport traffic coordinator

Land transport clerk keeps records of operational aspects and coordinates the timing of train, road passenger and freight transport. He/she directs train routings of railway system. He/she allocates and schedules vehicles and drivers, and loading and unloading of vehicles. He/she also supports the execution of transportation operations and activities including transport fleet management documentation, receives and communicates schedules to transport operators and cargo loaders, and gathers general information from customers to support transport order fulfilments.

Main tasks

• Keeping records of operational aspects and coordinating the timing of passenger and freight transport
• Directing train routings within a division or zone of a railway system and keeping related records
• Directing, controlling and keeping records of freight handling at a railway yard
• Coordinating and keeping records of operational activities concerning road transport, such as allocation and scheduling of vehicles and drivers, loading and unloading of vehicles and storage of goods in transit
• Preparing reports for management

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Land Transport Engineering (Operations Management). You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $34,908 a year. The middle half earn $20,904 to $47,940 a year.
• Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a land transport clerk?

Ways in include: Work-study diploma.

How much does a land transport clerk earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $34,908 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $20,904 to $47,940.

Will AI change the work of a land transport clerk?

Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026