Ainxiety | Line-Haul Railroads

Line-Haul Railroads

# 817 overall · better than 46.8% of other industries

2.4/5Moderate Risk
AInxiety Score™

1/5

Capex Requirements

2/5

Regulatory Compliance

2/5

Workforce Flexibility

3/5

Complexity

3/5

Data Intensity

3/5

Adaptability

The line-haul railroad industry has a balanced mix of complexities and opportunities for AI integration. The need for specialized knowledge and significant infrastructure investment creates barriers, but there is evident potential for enhanced efficiency through AI, especially in logistics and predictive maintenance. The moderate regulatory environment further facilitates gradual AI adoption.

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Line-Haul Railroads

Should AI be regulated in this industry?

Yes

Risk composition of jobs in this industry

0 jobs in Rail Transportation

20.1%

36,400

2.7Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

17.1%

31,040

3.0Locomotive Engineers

6.4%

11,640

2.7Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

6.4%

468,270

3.2Light Truck Drivers

5.1%

9,320

3.1Rail Car Repairers

5.1%

9,280

3.2Rail-Track Laying and Maintece Equipment Operators

4.5%

331,600

3.7Postal Service Mail Carriers

3.3%

5,940

3.1Signal and Track Switch Repairers

3.3%

5,900

2.2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

2.6%

4,800

3.8Machinists

2.4%

4,320

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

2.4%

4,330

3.2Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

2.4%

4,270

2.7Recycling Coordinators

1.9%

136,850

2.0Bus Drivers, School

1.7%

124,430

0.8Flight Attendants

1.7%

3,030

2.0Electricians

1.6%

2,970

2.8Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

1.6%

116,520

3.8Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

1.4%

2,440

1.5General and Operations Managers

1.3%

97,760

4.5Packers and Packagers, Hand

1.3%

91,360

3.8Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

1.2%

87,210

1.8Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

1.2%

84,770

1.8Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

1.1%

78,130

3.7Postal Service Clerks

1.1%

1,930

2.8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

0.9%

1,690

3.0Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

0.9%

1,630

4.0Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

0.9%

1,600

2.3Transportation Inspectors

0.9%

1,560

3.7Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

0.8%

1,420

4.0Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

0.8%

1,390

2.2Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

0.7%

1,340

3.3Customer Service Representatives

0.7%

1,340

4.2Office Clerks, General

0.7%

54,510

3.0Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

0.7%

1,300

3.8Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

0.6%

1,160

3.4Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

0.6%

1,030

2.3Software Developers

0.6%

41,330

3.0Driver/Sales Workers

0.5%

930

3.8Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

0.5%

900

2.6First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

0.5%

870

2.3Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

0.4%

790

3.2Accountants and Auditors

0.4%

32,410

2.3Commercial Pilots

0.4%

31,640

2.0School Bus Monitors

0.4%

760

2.2Carpenters

0.4%

680

1.7Training and Development Specialists

0.4%

680

2.8Business Operations Specialists, All Other

0.3%

640

2.5Construction and Building Inspectors

0.3%

630

2.0Civil Engineers

0.3%

630

2.8Maintece and Repair Workers, General

0.3%

25,340

2.0Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

0.3%

580

2.2Project Management Specialists

0.3%

560

3.8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

0.3%

22,860

2.5Sailors and Marine Oilers

0.3%

22,650

2.8Aircraft Service Attendants

0.3%

21,090

4.0Couriers and Messengers

0.3%

510

1.8Construction Laborers

0.3%

490

3.8Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

0.3%

480

3.2Sheet Metal Workers

0.3%

470

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

0.3%

460

2.8Security Guards

0.3%

450

2.2Financial Managers

0.3%

450

2.7Compliance Officers

0.2%

430

1.8Transit and Railroad Police

0.2%

430

1.5Managers, All Other

0.2%

410

2.0Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

0.2%

420

1.6Construction Managers

0.2%

16,920

3.5Taxi Drivers

0.2%

400

2.0Passenger Attendants

0.2%

400

3.0Facilities Managers

0.2%

380

3.1Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

0.2%

390

2.1Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

0.2%

14,680

2.8Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

0.2%

350

2.0Computer and Information Systems Managers

0.2%

13,810

2.6Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

0.2%

14,120

4.0Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

0.2%

320

2.0Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

0.2%

330

2.0Management Analysts

0.2%

310

2.5Human Resources Specialists

0.2%

12,430

1.8Airfield Operations Specialists

0.2%

11,800

2.3Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

0.1%

280

2.7Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

0.1%

280

2.3Crane and Tower Operators

0.1%

11,350

4.1Conveyor Operators and Tenders

0.1%

260

2.8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

0.1%

260

3.5Bridge and Lock Tenders

0.1%

250

3.0Logisticians

0.1%

240

2.5Computer Systems Analysts

0.1%

240

3.8Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

0.1%

9,240

3.7Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

0.1%

230

3.2Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

0.1%

210

2.8Administrative Services Managers

0.1%

8,500

1.2Avionics Technicians

0.1%

8,720

2.6Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

0.1%

200

3.3Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

0.1%

190

3.3Computer User Support Specialists

0.1%

200

3.1Network and Computer Systems Administrators

0.1%

200

2.3Electrical Engineers

0.1%

190

1.4Lawyers

0.1%

210

2.9Rail Transportation Workers, All Other

0.1%

200

1.6Architectural and Engineering Managers

0.1%

180

2.5Mechanical Engineers

0.1%

170

1.5Human Resources Managers

0.1%

7,140

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

0.1%

160

3.8Cargo and Freight Agents

0.1%

160

4.3Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

0.1%

160

2.0Boilermakers

0.1%

160

3.8Helpers--Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers

0.1%

160

2.8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

0.1%

170

2.1Maintece Workers, Machinery

0.1%

6,660

4.0Order Clerks

0.1%

6,450

4.8Data Entry Keyers

0.1%

6,890

2.8Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other

0.1%

6,960

2.5Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

0.1%

150

3.8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

0.1%

150

2.0Installation, Maintece, and Repair Workers, All Other

0.1%

140

3.9Stockers and Order Fillers

0.1%

150

1.8Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

0.1%

140

2.5Marketing Managers

0.1%

6,180

4.2Machine Feeders and Offbearers

0.1%

5,870

3.0Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

0.1%

5,650

2.0Ship Engineers

0.1%

130

2.4Financial and Investment Analysts

0.1%

130

2.1Structural Iron and Steel Workers

0.1%

120

2.3Industrial Machinery Mechanics

0.1%

4,800

4.2Material Moving Workers, All Other

0.1%

4,980

4.5Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

0.1%

100

3.5Procurement Clerks

0.1%

100

2.7Industrial Engineers

0.1%

110

1.8Public Relations Specialists

0.1%

110

1.5Sales Managers

0.1%

110

3.2Purchasing Managers

0.1%

4,500

3.7Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

0.1%

4,480

3.3Baggage Porters and Bellhops

0.1%

4,460

3.0Gas Plant Operators

0.1%

4,730

2.8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

0.1%

4,160

3.0Transportation Workers, All Other

0.1%

3.0Budget Analysts

0.1%

3.5Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

0.1%

2.3Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

0.1%

0.5Chief Executives

0.1%

3.3Retail Salespersons

0.1%

3,920

1.7Tour Guides and Escorts

0.1%

3,460

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers

0.0%

3.2Receptionists and Information Clerks

0.0%

2.8Computer Network Support Specialists

0.0%

2.2Environmental Engineers

0.0%

2.1Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

3.2Paralegals and Legal Assistants

0.0%

1.8First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other

0.0%

2.1Public Relations Managers

0.0%

3.8Cashiers

0.0%

2,740

3.2Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

0.0%

2,940

2.8Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

0.0%

3,130

3.7Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

0.0%

3,160

1.0Protective Service Workers, All Other

0.0%

3.8Billing and Posting Clerks

0.0%

3.0Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

0.0%

3.8Helpers--Production Workers

0.0%

1.5Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

0.0%

1.3Private Detectives and Investigators

0.0%

2.5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

0.0%

1.8Training and Development Managers

0.0%

3.8Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

0.0%

3.3Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

0.0%

2.5First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

0.0%

1.8Labor Relations Specialists

0.0%

1,930

4.5Information and Record Clerks, All Other

0.0%

1,970

2.2Transportation Security Screeners

0.0%

2,070

4.0Travel Agents

0.0%

2,070

4.1Sewing Machine Operators

0.0%

2,430

3.8Parking Attendants

0.0%

1,950

2.8Data Scientists

0.0%

1,880

1.5Aerospace Engineers

0.0%

3.8Bill and Account Collectors

0.0%

3.1Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

0.0%

3.0Power Distributors and Dispatchers

0.0%

3.9Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

0.0%

3.8Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

0.0%

2.1Financial Specialists, All Other

0.0%

2.8Computer Network Architects

0.0%

2.3Computer Occupations, All Other

0.0%

2.7Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

0.0%

3.2First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

0.0%

4.2Cost Estimators

0.0%

1,180

3.8Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators

0.0%

1,720

3.2Operations Research Analysts

0.0%

1,450

4.7File Clerks

0.0%

1,240

1.5First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers

0.0%

1,200

3.2Grounds Maintece Workers, All Other

0.0%

1,690

1.8Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other

0.0%

1,610

3.7Counter and Rental Clerks

0.0%

1,640

2.8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

0.0%

1,110

2.5Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

0.0%

1,740

2.5Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

0.0%

1,430

2.8Automotive Body and Related Repairers

0.0%

1,350

2.5Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

0.0%

1,190

4.0Tire Repairers and Changers

0.0%

1,430

3.9Production Workers, All Other

0.0%

1,760

1.5Air Traffic Controllers

0.0%

1,310

3.8Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

0.0%

1,370

1.7Petroleum Engineers

0.0%

1,180

3.8Food Preparation Workers

0.0%

1,020

2.8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

0.0%

450

3.5Credit Analysts

0.0%

720

1.5Information Security Analysts

0.0%

1,070

3.0Database Administrators

0.0%

520

2.5Database Architects

0.0%

520

3.5Hoist and Winch Operators

0.0%

440

3.9Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors

0.0%

720

3.8Computer Programmers

0.0%

940

3.5Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

0.0%

430

3.5Web Developers

0.0%

520

2.8Web and Digital Interface Designers

0.0%

730

2.5Graphic Designers

0.0%

570

2.6Technical Writers

0.0%

390

2.0Interpreters and Translators

0.0%

440

1.8Photographers

0.0%

480

1.4Detectives and Criminal Investigators

0.0%

530

0.8Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers

0.0%

390

3.1Bartenders

0.0%

750

3.6Waiters and Waitresses

0.0%

590

2.5Concierges

0.0%

760

3.8Parts Salespersons

0.0%

410

2.2Sales Engineers

0.0%

990

2.8Sales and Related Workers, All Other

0.0%

1,080

2.0Riggers

0.0%

830

3.2Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

0.0%

860

4.2Food Batchmakers

0.0%

580

3.7Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

0.0%

710

3.8Furniture Finishers

0.0%

380

Highway Maintece Workers

0.0%

400

3.7Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

0.0%

650

2.5Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

0.0%

1,050

3.3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

0.0%

550

3.5Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

0.0%

670

3.7Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

0.0%

550

1.4Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

0.0%

710

3.8Subway and Streetcar Operators

0.0%

960

2.2Motorboat Operators

0.0%

420

3.2Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

0.0%

590

1.5Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

0.0%

970

2.3Engineers, All Other

0.0%

570

2.6Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

430

3.3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

450

2.5Calibration Technologists and Technicians

0.0%

850

3.2Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

0.0%

580

2.3Chemical Technicians

0.0%

610

1.8Self-Enrichment Teachers

0.0%

540

4.1Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

0.0%

900

3.7Agricultural Equipment Operators

0.0%

390

3.5Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

0.0%

820

2.8Logging Equipment Operators

0.0%

860

3.8Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

0.0%

440

3.5Cooks, Restaurant

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