OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
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of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
Mostly fireproof. AI hands you the paperwork and steps back.
29% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Mostly safe. AI helps around the edges, but the job stays human.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Interpret train orders, signals, or railroad rules and regulations that govern the operation of locomotives
- Confer with conductors or traffic control center personnel via radiophones to issue or receive information concerning stops, delays, or oncoming trains
- Prepare reports regarding any problems encountered, such as accidents, signaling problems, unscheduled stops, or delays
- Observe tracks to detect obstructions
- Inspect locomotives after runs to detect damaged or defective equipment
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Receive starting signals from conductors and use controls such as throttles or air brakes to drive electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas turbine-electric locomotives
- Monitor gauges or meters that measure speed, amperage, battery charge, or air pressure in brake lines or in main reservoirs
- Call out train signals to assistants to verify meanings
- Operate locomotives to transport freight or passengers between stations or to assemble or disassemble trains within rail yards
- Respond to emergency conditions or breakdowns, following applicable safety procedures and rules
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 29% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
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last updated 2026-07-16