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Headline risk

6%

Low Risk

Subway and streetcar operators

United States AI Work Index53-4041

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

9.6 current · 9.9 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $85K

Median annual wage

Demand 3%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers. May handle fares.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 84,830

Employment 2024

9.6K

Projected Change (2024–34)

3.4%

Openings (2024–34)

0.9K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 52,26025th pctl: USD 59,500Median: USD 84,83075th pctl: USD 87,940Top 10%: USD 87,940

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityFine motor

Tasks

  • 1. Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, to transport passengers. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft Office softwareWord processing software

Requirements

No education requirement: 54.2%High school diploma: 45.8%On-the-job training: 15.71%Prior work experience: 52.5%Specific vocational preparation: 45.1%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 72.6%Work pace: <10%

Work context

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment 5.0/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.9/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.4/5
Contact With Others 4.4/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.4/5
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General 4.4/5

Worker profile

Median age 46.9 · 59K employed

Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 69% · 55+: 20%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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