Locomotive engineers & operators

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2019 Workforce

44.8k

Average Age

45.4

Average Salary

$91,277

Average Male Salary

$92,568

Average Female Salary

$56,749

About

Locomotive engineers & operators are most often employed by the Rail transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Locomotive engineers & operators was $91,277 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Locomotive engineers & operators by wage are Industrial production managers, Compensation & benefits managers, and Project management specialists.

Locomotive engineers & operators are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Locomotive engineers & operators are Lake Havasu City PUMA, AZ and Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Locomotive engineers & operators are Lake Havasu City PUMA, AZ and Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Locomotive engineers & operators and on wages and locations for those in the field. Rail transportation is the industry that employs the most Locomotive engineers & operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Locomotive engineers & operators, by average wage, is Rail transportation. Locomotive engineers & operators are paid most in Navajo & Apache Counties PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in Lake Havasu City PUMA, AZ.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$91,277

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,048

In 2019, Locomotive engineers & operators earned an average of $91,277, $35,753 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Industrial production managers make somewhat more than Locomotive engineers & operators while Compensation & benefits managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Locomotive engineers & operators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.198

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Locomotive engineers & operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.198, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Locomotive engineers & operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Locomotive engineers & operators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Locomotive engineers & operators

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Locomotive engineers & operators.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Locomotive engineers & operators, by number of employees, are Rail transportation and Bus service & urban transit.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Locomotive engineers & operators, by average wage, are Rail transportation and Bus service & urban transit.

Industries by Share

44.8k

2019 Workforce

± 5,196

−1.12%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.5%

The number of people employed as Locomotive engineers & operators has been declining at a rate of −1.12%, from 45,320 people in 2018 to 44,811 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Locomotive engineers & operators employed by various industries. Rail transportation employs the largest share of Locomotive engineers & operators at 90.9%, followed by Bus service & urban transit with 3.18% and false with 0%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Locomotive engineers & operators in the US. The average age of male Locomotive engineers & operators in the workforce is 45.4 and of female Locomotive engineers & operators is 45.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Locomotive engineers & operators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

43.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,102

1.62k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 987

96.4% of Locomotive engineers & operators are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Locomotive engineers & operators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Locomotive engineers & operators

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

74.1% of Locomotive engineers & operators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.6% of Locomotive engineers & operators, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Locomotive engineers & operators.

Age by Gender

45.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.2

45.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 8.02

The median age of Locomotive engineers & operators is 45.4, and Male employees are generally 0.255 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Locomotive engineers & operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Locomotive engineers & operators is Business but a relatively high number of Locomotive engineers & operators hold a major in Protective Services.