The tasks · Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive FirersSOC 53-4022.00
Record operational data and service activitiesWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Monitor equipment and supply availabilityWhat can do this →
58% · agentPartly automatable
Receive and process work instructions from yardmastersWhat can do this →
52% · agentPartly automatable
Inspect locomotives and railroad equipment on-siteWhat can do this →
18% · you keepBarely automatable
Operate locomotives and control track switchesWhat can do this →
12% · you keepBarely automatable
Monitor train signals and detect track obstructionsWhat can do this →
10% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Operations data recorder
Microsoft Excel · Time tracking software · Docs
● No integration needed
Equipment inventory monitor
Microsoft Excel · Electronic train management systems ETMS · Sheets
● No integration needed
Work assignment processor
Microsoft Outlook · Electronic train management system software · Email
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically operate locomotives and rail vehicles in yards and on tracksPerform on-site inspections, repairs, and maintenance of equipmentMonitor real-time safety conditions and respond to emergency situationsExecute physical coupling/uncoupling and brake-setting operations
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
