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Transit and Railroad Police
Protective Service · SOC 33-3052
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$90,230
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
300
Proj. Annual Openings
4,390
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-1.1%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 33-3052 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 62/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $90,230
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 442 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingComplex Problem SolvingMonitoring
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
23%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI25%
AI ability · AIOE44.1%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne57%
AI could do ~25% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Critical Thinking
4.Complex Problem Solving
5.Monitoring
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Protect and police railroad and transit property, employees, or passengers.
Common titles: Law Enforcement Officer, Patrol Man, Patrol Officer, Patrolman, Police Captain, Police Specialist
Representative Tasks
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Prepare investigation or incident reports.
- •Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments.
- •Apprehend criminal suspects.
- •Collaborate with law enforcement or security agencies to respond to incidents.
- •Direct law enforcement activities.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotCrime mapping softwareIntegrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFISLaw enforcement information databasesMapInfo ProfessionalMapInfo StreetProNational Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
Related Occupations
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 33-3052: 2019 — employment: 4,690, median wage: $71,820; 2020 — employment: 3,800, median wage: $72,580; 2021 — employment: 3,590, median wage: $64,930; 2022 — employment: 3,370, median wage: $69,150; 2023 — employment: 2,360, median wage: $72,250; 2025 — employment: 4,390, median wage: $90,230.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 19% Bright |
| Median Salary | $90,230 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |