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Signal and Track Switch Repairers in The United States

(Reparadores de señales y agujas)

Signal and Track Switch Repairers -- Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

SOC (Standard Occupational Classification)49-9097.00
Career InterestsRC
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 (low growth)
Current number of workers in USA (2018)8,400
Projected number of workers in USA (2028)8,400
Average Annual Openings in USA (2018-2028)900
 
Average entry-level annual salary in USA (2019)$51,580
Average annual salary for all workers in USA (2019)$72,690
Average experienced-worker annual salary for all workers in USA (2019)$94,440
Career ClusterTransportation, Distribution & Logistics
(Transporte, distribución y logística)
Major Occupational GroupInstallation, Maintenance, and Repair

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Salaries over $208,000 are sometimes shown as >$208,000 rather than the actual salary.


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SOC Codes

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Minimum Education Required

Minimum education is the usual minimum level of education required for entry level in each career.


Minimum Work Experience

Work experience is the usual minimum level of previous work experience that is required for entry level in each career.


Job Training

Job training is the amount of Job Training that is required for entry level in each career. This training could occur either before or after you get hired.


Growth Outlook

Growth outlook is the projected growth of the number of career openings per year from 2018 to 2028. High growth means that the number of openings are increasing, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is good. Low growth means that there may not be any openings, so the likelihood of getting a job in this career is not very good.

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Number of Workers

Current number of workers is the number of people in The United States in 2018 who were full-time and part-time employees, workers on paid vacation or other type of paid leave, workers assigned temporarily to other units, and paid owners, officers and staff of incorporated firms.

Projected number of workers is the estimate of the number of people in The United States in 2028 who will be full-time and part-time employees, workers on paid vacation or other type of paid leave, workers assigned temporarily to other units, and paid owners, officers and staff of incorporated firms.

Average Annual Openings is the estimate of the number of job openings in The United States for each year from 2018 to 2028, which includes replacements due to retirements, job turnover, as well as new positions.

Number of workers excludes proprietors, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, unpaid family workers, workers on unpaid leave, and contractors and temporary agency employees not on the company payroll.


Average Entry-Level Salaries

Salary entry is the estimated average salary for all entry-level (first-year) workers in this occupation in The United States in 2019. Technically it is the annual 10th percentile wage.

Salary includes straight time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate, cost-of-living allowances, tips, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay, commissions, production bonuses and on-call pay are included. Excluded is back pay, jury duty pay, overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, non-production bonuses, and tuition reimbursements.

Salaries over $208,000 are sometimes shown as >$208,000 rather than the actual salary.


Average Salaries

Salary all is the estimated average salary for all workers in this occupation in The United States in 2019. Technically it is the mean annual wage.

Salaries over $208,000 are sometimes shown as >$208,000 rather than the actual salary.


This research was compiled, analyzed, and posted by Emil Barnabas.

The data come from multiple data tables from the US Department of Labor. Blanks in this table represent missing data, some due to confidentiality because of small numbers of workers in an occupation.




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