Also called: Self-Driving Truck Safety Driver, AV Test Driver (Trucking)
Rides in self-driving semi-trucks during testing, ready to take over if the computer makes a mistake.
A safety operator monitors the road and the truck's screens on test runs between Texas cities, takes control when needed, and writes reports engineers use to improve the software.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. CDL and a clean record; companies train operators.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Depends on how fast autonomous trucking expands.
High risk for 10 years. This job exists only during testing; as driverless trucks prove safe, safety operators are taken out.
Classes: Driver's education, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3032.
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