As of June 2026, Transit and Railroad Police has an AI-exposure score of 52/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Transit and Railroad Police
More exposed than 38% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$90,230. About 200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Protective Service roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Examine credentials of unauthorized persons attempting to enter secured areas.
- Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.
- Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees.
- Interview neighbors, associates, or former employers of job applicants to verify personal references or to obtain work history data.
- Direct or coordinate the daily activities or training of security staff.
- Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.
- Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.
- Enforce traffic laws regarding the transit system and reprimand individuals who violate them.
- Plan or implement special safety or preventive programs, such as fire or accident prevention.
- Provide training to the public or law enforcement personnel in railroad safety or security.
- Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
- Investigate or direct investigations of freight theft, suspicious damage or loss of passengers' valuables, or other crimes on railroad property.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (92%).
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