tram driver
Tram drivers operate trams, take fares, and look after passengers.
tram driver tram drivers operate trams, take fares, and look after passengers. The role shows low AI exposure (0.38 on a 0-1 scale) — the role's core work resists automation. The most in-demand skills for the role include types of trams, road traffic laws, health and safety measures in transportation, mechanical composition of trams, transport topography.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £36,340 a year for Bus and coach drivers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £30,889 to £43,855 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8212). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only tram driver, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 8. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does tram driver do?
Tram drivers operate trams, take fares, and look after passengers.
What skills does tram driver need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include types of trams, road traffic laws, health and safety measures in transportation, mechanical composition of trams, transport topography, passenger transport regulations. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace tram driver?
Our AI-durability model gives tram driver a score of 0.38 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.