Transportation

Railroad Conductors

SOC 53-4031

Coordinate train crews and manage the movement of a train.

Median pay

$78k

$66k to $84k typical range

Outlook

Growing

3k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

67%

modeled estimate · 54th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

46/100

Key skills

Speaking
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Writing

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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.