As of June 2026, Subway and Streetcar Operators has an AI-exposure score of 51/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Subway and Streetcar Operators

51/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 36% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$86,380. About 900 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

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How you compare to similar Transportation roles

Subway and Streetcar Operators (you)
51
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
51
Flight Attendants
51
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation
51
Ship Engineers
51
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
51
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings.
  • Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays.
Augmentable
  • Direct emergency evacuation procedures.
  • Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports.
  • Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules.
  • Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards.
  • Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety to learn ways in which job performance might be affected.
  • Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors.
  • Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, to transport passengers.
  • Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (80%).

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