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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in The United States
(Operarios de equipos de tendido y mantenimiento de carriles)
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators -- 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 road bed tamping machine operators.
| SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) | 47-4061.00 |
| Career Interests | R |
| Minimum education required | (High school) High school diploma or equivalent |
| Minimum work experience required | (None) None |
| Job training required | (Mod OJT) Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Growth Outlook (projected percentage growth in jobs per year from 2018-2028) | 0.72 (low growth) |
| Current number of workers in USA (2018) | 13,900 |
| Projected number of workers in USA (2028) | 14,900 |
| Average Annual Openings in USA (2018-2028) | 1,600 |
| Average entry-level annual salary in USA (2019) | $34,770 |
| Average annual salary for all workers in USA (2019) | $57,160 |
| Average experienced-worker annual salary for all workers in USA (2019) | $81,380 |
| Career Cluster | Transportation, Distribution & Logistics (Transporte, distribución y logística) |
| Major Occupational Group | Construction and Extraction |
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Salaries over $208,000 are sometimes shown as >$208,000 rather than the actual salary.
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