Bridge and Lock Tenders
The short answer
Parts of this job are expected to change. AI can already assist with some of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 31 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth for how much AI could touch it—right around the middle.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the middle fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 22% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.
AI could do much of this on its own
Write and submit maintenance work requisitions.
AI could do much of this on its own
Log data, such as water levels and weather conditions.
AI could do much of this on its own
Prepare accident reports.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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