Subway and Streetcar Operators
SOC Code: 53-4041
Subway and Streetcar Operatorss monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 79.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 79.5 — High
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Median Salary
$84,830
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Job Growth
3.4%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards.
- ✓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.
- ✓Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation