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AI Work Index

Headline risk

11%

Low Risk

Bridge and lock tenders

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5311major_group_fallback

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

2.9 current · 2.8 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $58K

Median annual wage

Demand -3%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

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 58,490

Employment 2024

2.9K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-3.3%

Openings (2024–34)

0.3K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 32,69025th pctl: USD 43,700Median: USD 58,49075th pctl: USD 69,530Top 10%: USD 74,400

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedAdaptabilityProblem solving and decision making

Tasks

  • 1. Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Move levers to activate traffic signals, navigation lights, and alarms. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Log data, such as water levels and weather conditions. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordOracle PeopleSoftSAP software

Requirements

License required: 35.5%License required: 64.5%Certificate: 25.9%Certificate: 74.1%

Work context

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.5/5
Telephone Conversations 4.3/5
Contact With Others 4.2/5
Consequence of Error 4.2/5
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.2/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.0/5

Worker profile

Median age 40.4 · 242K employed

Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 21%

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