How to become a tram driver
Official title: Tram driver
Tram driver operates a tram along the designated route and may need to provide live commentary to enhance the guest experience.
Main tasks
- Driving and tending tramcars transporting passengers
- Opening and closing doors before or after passengers board or alight
- Controlling lighting and ventilation on buses and trams
- Observing traffic to ensure safe progress
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Will AI change the work of a tram driver?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026