Transportation

Locomotive Engineers

SOC 53-4011

Operate freight and passenger trains across long routes.

Median pay

$81k

$75k to $93k typical range

Outlook

Stable

2k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

30%

modeled estimate · 37th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

45/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.