Bridge and Lock Tenders
Transportation and Material MovingAI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Bridge and Lock Tenders with an AI automation risk score of 17%. Analysis includes 18 core tasks.
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Key Tasks
Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.
Raise drawbridges and observe passage of water traffic or lower drawbridges and raise automobile gates.
Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams
Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas
Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.
Record names
Observe approaching vessels to determine size and speed
Move levers to activate traffic signals
Upskilling Courses
Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data