Will “Portable Grinding Machine Operator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
89% Chance of Automation
“Portable Grinding Machine Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-4061.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 52,810.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
- Currently, there are 14,250 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
- Trackman
- Track Walker
- Track Supervisor
- Track Repairer
- Track Maintainer
- Track Laborer
- Track Inspector
- Track Equipment Operator (TEO)
- Rail Maintenance Worker
- Machine Operator
- Trackwalker
- Track Welder
- Track Surfacing Machine Operator
- Track Service Worker
- Track Service Person
- Track Repair Worker
- Track Repair Person
- Track Moving Machine Operator
- Track Mechanic
- Track Man
- Track Machine Operator Repairer
- Track Laying Machine Operator
- Track Laying Equipment Operator
- Track Layer
- Track Grinder Operator
- Track Dresser
- Stone Crusher Operator
- Slab Lifting Supervisor
- Section Laborer
- Section Hand
- Section Gang
- Railway Equipment Operator
- Railroad Track Mechanic
- Rail Track Maintainer
- Rail Track Layer
- Operator
- Oil Distributor Tender
- Emergency Service Restorer
- Ballast Cleaning Machine Operator
Tasks for “Portable Grinding Machine Operator”
- Operate tie-adzing machines to cut ties and permit insertion of fishplates that hold rails.
- Raise rails, using hydraulic jacks, to allow for tie removal and replacement.
- Lubricate machines, change oil, or fill hydraulic reservoirs to specified levels.
- Operate single- or multiple-head spike driving machines to drive spikes into ties and secure rails.
- Observe leveling indicator arms to verify levelness and alignment of tracks.
- Turn wheels of machines, using lever controls, to adjust guidelines for track alignments or grades, following specifications.
- Paint railroad signs, such as speed limits or gate-crossing warnings.
- Patrol assigned track sections so that damaged or broken track can be located and reported.
- Grind ends of new or worn rails to attain smooth joints, using portable grinders.
- String and attach wire-guidelines machine to rails so that tracks or rails can be aligned or leveled.
- Clean or make minor repairs to machines or equipment.
- Cut rails to specified lengths, using rail saws.
- Adjust controls of machines that spread, shape, raise, level, or align track, according to specifications.
- Spray ties, fishplates, or joints with oil to protect them from weathering.
- Drill holes through rails, tie plates, or fishplates for insertion of bolts or spikes, using power drills.
- Drive graders, tamping machines, brooms, or ballast spreading machines to redistribute gravel or ballast between rails.
- Engage mechanisms that lay tracks or rails to specified gauges.
- Operate track-wrench machines to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together.
- Clean, grade, or level ballast on railroad tracks.
- Push controls to close grasping devices on track or rail sections so that they can be raised or moved.
- Dress and reshape worn or damaged railroad switch points or frogs, using portable power grinders.
- Clean tracks or clear ice or snow from tracks or switch boxes.
- Weld sections of track together, such as switch points and frogs.
- Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.
- Operate single- or multiple-head spike pullers to pull old spikes from ties.
- Drive vehicles that automatically move and lay tracks or rails over sections of track to be constructed, repaired, or maintained.
Related Technology & Tools
- Protective ear plugs
- Picks
- Safety glasses
- Precision tape measures
- Hard hats
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Grading equipment
- Handheld computers
- Light pickup trucks
- Backhoes
- Power grinders
- Track-wrench machines
- Rail drills
- Air purifying respirators
- Power washers
- Crowbars
- Air drills
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Tracked bulldozers
- Forklifts
- Weed cutters
- Precision files
- Dollies
- Claw bars
- Rail tongs
- Vernier calipers
- Hi-rail vehicles
- Shovels
- Welders
- Air-powered wrenches
- Tamping machines
- Fall protection harnesses
- Laptop computers
- Dump trucks
- Safety gloves
- Pesticide sprayers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Rail-mounted cranes
- Spike pullers
- Rail profile grinders
- Jackhammers
- Oxyacetylene torches
- Rail benders
- Gas-powered wrenches
- Portable track loading fixtures
- Hydraulic jacks
- Grease guns
- Track chisels
- Pneumatic hammers
- Rail saws
- Data entry software
- Timekeeping software
- Microsoft Excel