Human edge, steady

Transit and railroad police

Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.

AI Resistance Index 73 of 99

More resilient than most: more resilient than 73% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.2% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on ethical judgement and emotional intelligence.

AI struggles with much of this work. Hiring is expected to grow slower than average, or to shrink.

Median pay (2025): $90,230
Job growth to 2035: +3.2%
Openings a year: 300
People doing it (2025): 4,400
Usual route in: High school diploma, then moderate on-the-job training

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Where people already use AI for this work

Maintain safety or security
Investigate criminal or legal matters
Verify personal information

From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).

Work AI rarely helps with

Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties
Direct security or safety activities or operations
Record information about legal matters

What the work looks like

Prepare reports documenting investigation activities and results.
Monitor transit areas and conduct security checks to protect railroad properties, patrons, and employees.
Apprehend or remove trespassers or thieves from railroad property or coordinate with law enforcement agencies in apprehensions and removals.
Direct security activities at derailments, fires, floods, or strikes involving railroad property.
Patrol railroad yards, cars, stations, or other facilities to protect company property or shipments and to maintain order.

From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.

Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

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Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialistsHuman edge, growing, Index 99, +13.1%

Also known as: Patrolman, Railroad Police, Railroad Police Officer, Transit Police Officer, Law Enforcement Officer, Patrol Man, Patrol Officer, Police Captain.

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.