Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operator
Lays, repairs, and maintains railroad track for regular rail service and for yards, quarries, and mines.
Will AI replace rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operator jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 0 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 stays human
- Repair or adjust track switches using wrenches and replacement parts
- Run machines that lay rails to the right gauge
- Cut rails to length using rail saws
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +1.5%. Typical pay: $70,070 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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