Rail car repairer
Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs, and overhauls railroad cars, mine cars, and mass transit rail cars.
Will AI replace rail car repairer jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 9 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Record the condition of cars and the repair work done or needed
- Inspect rail cars arriving in yards for defects, wear, and damage
What stays human
- Inspect parts like bearings, seals, wheels, and couplers for needed repairs
- Repair or replace worn parts using hand tools and welding gear
- Remove locomotives or car parts using hoists, jacks, and cutting torches
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +2.6%. Typical pay: $67,530 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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