Signal and Track Switch Repairers

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JOB SCORE
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

45% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.

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Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Critical thinking

Quite important
Why this matters
Weigh options using logic and evidence, spot weaknesses in arguments, and choose the best approach when there isn’t a single clear answer.
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What users think

Based on 21 votes

32% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 45% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Signal and Track Switch Repairers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Pay & outlook

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Signal and Track Switch Repairers was $83,600 ($40 per hour).

The median annual wage for Signal and Track Switch Repairers was 68.9% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Signal and Track Switch Repairers' job openings is expected to rise 1.7% by 2034

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Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 8,210 people employed as 'Signal and Track Switch Repairers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 18 thousand people are employed as 'Signal and Track Switch Repairers'.

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What people are saying (2)

Anthony (Low)
24 Feb 2026 03:56
This is being more reference to signal maintainers, technicians and inspectors
JB (Low)
24 Dec 2025 14:05
I work as a signal maintainer, our whole job is trouble shooting issues with switches and radio systems as well as track circuits. All of which are in secluded areas all over, or very populated areas. Find it hard to believe they will be able to automate the maintainers jobs anytime soon.
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Job description

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

O*NET-SOC code: 49-9097.00