Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
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Calculated automation risk
High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 67% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters' job openings is expected to rise 1.9% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters' was $71,130, or $34 per hour
'Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters' were paid 48.0% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 46,490 people employed as 'Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 3 thousand people are employed as 'Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters'.
Job description
Coordinate activities of switch-engine crew within railroad yard, industrial plant, or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of train crew on passenger or freight trains. Yardmasters review train schedules and switching orders and coordinate activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, such as the makeup or breakup of trains and yard switching.
SOC Code: 53-4031.00
Comments
Far easier than self-driving cars as railway lines are already pretty connected in terms of IT.
The challenge isn't much, all things considered.
The first step will be remote-control management of trains, with one person operating 10 or so trains. Eventually, they will be fully replaced with perhaps one person overseeing an entire company's trains.
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