Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.

“Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.” is a core task performed by Subway and Streetcar Operators. Among the occupation's 12 rated tasks, workers place it 9th by importance (#4 most important). About 100% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Notify others of emergencies or problems. in Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E1. Direct exposure — a language model could plausibly cut the time to do this task by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 1.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Monitor lights indicating obstructions or other trains ahead and watch for car and truck traffic at crossings to stay alert to potential hazards. · importance 4.9
• Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors. · importance 4.8
• Drive and control rail-guided public transportation, such as subways, elevated trains, and electric-powered streetcars, trams, or trolleys, to transport passengers. · importance 4.8
• Regulate vehicle speed and the time spent at each stop to maintain schedules. · importance 4.7
• Make announcements to passengers, such as notifications of upcoming stops or schedule delays. · importance 4.5
• Direct emergency evacuation procedures. · importance 4.5
• Complete reports, including shift summaries and incident or accident reports. · importance 4.3
• Greet passengers, provide information, and answer questions concerning fares, schedules, transfers, and routings. · importance 4.2
• Attend meetings on driver and passenger safety to learn ways in which job performance might be affected. · importance 4.2
• Collect fares from passengers, and issue change and transfers.
• Record transactions and coin receptor readings to verify the amount of money collected.

See all tasks on the Subway and Streetcar Operators page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-12770,
  title  = {Report delays, mechanical problems, and emergencies to supervisors or dispatchers, using radios.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-12770}
}