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Key facts
+2.3%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +2.3% (BLS).
The job
Locomotive engine drivers (ISCO 8311). Locomotive engine drivers drive, or assist in driving, locomotive engines to transport passengers and freight.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
8 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- driver of trains
- engine driver
- locomotive engineer
- metro driver
- passenger engine driver
- passenger train driver
- train driver
- train operator
Training
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Gauges
Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookStableBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Locomotive engineers; Subway and streetcar operators)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $83,895
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.