Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Moderate Risk
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Vote Comments (1)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
61%
(High Risk)
POLLING
34%
(Low Risk, Based on 19 votes)
Average: 47%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
2.3%
by year 2033
WAGES
$82,710
or $39.76 per hour
Volume
9,200
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
4.8/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

61% (High 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.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

User poll

34% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 61% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Signal and Track Switch Repairers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Signal and Track Switch Repairers' job openings is expected to rise 2.3% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Signal and Track Switch Repairers' was 82.710 $, or 40 $ per hour

'Signal and Track Switch Repairers' were paid 72.1% higher than the national median wage, which stood at 48.060 $

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 9,200 people employed as 'Signal and Track Switch Repairers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 16 thousand people are employed as 'Signal and Track Switch Repairers'.

Job description

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

SOC Code: 49-9097.00

Comments (1)

JB (Low)
24 Dec 2025 14:05
I work as a signal maintainer, our whole job is trouble shooting issues with switches and radio systems as well as track circuits. All of which are in secluded areas all over, or very populated areas. Find it hard to believe they will be able to automate the maintainers jobs anytime soon.
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