How to become a train operations officer
Official title: Train operations officer
Also called: MRT operations officer (traffic), MRT traffic officer, Train operations officer (traffic), Train traffic officer, Communication Controller, Customer Service Officer/Rover, Depot Train Controller, Senior Assistant Station Manager/ Assistant Station Manager, Train Service Controller/Depot Traffic Controller, MRT operations officer (traffic), MRT traffic officer
Train operations officer operates trains and provides passenger transport services in a safe manner while respecting all relevant safety, operational and communication regulations.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $40,620 a year. The middle half earn $32,904 to $47,904 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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- Port master/Dockmaster
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- Flight operations officer
- Air cargo officer
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Questions people ask
How much does a train operations officer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $40,620 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $32,904 to $47,904.
Will AI change the work of a train operations officer?
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