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Will AI replace Signal and Track Switch Repairers?
O*NET occupation 49-9097.00
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 alternate job titles
- Signal Expert
- Electric Track Switch Maintainer
- Register Repairer
- Signal Worker
- Signal Mechanic
- Signal Inspector
- Signal Maintainer
- Signal Technician
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
- Test and repair track circuits.
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