Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

7.77k

Average Age

40.7

Estimated Job Growth

2.26%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$70,664

Average Male Salary

$71,299

Average Female Salary

$55,966

About

Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are most often employed by the Rail transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators was $70,664 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE and Whiteside, Stephenson, Lee, Jo Daviess & Carroll Counties PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are N/A.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce. Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are paid most in Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE but are relatively concentrated in N/A.

Employment Over Time

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Male Workforce

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Female Workforce

± N/A

The Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators.

During N/A, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were N/A.

Yearly Wage Ranking

$70,664

AVERAGE WAGE

#188 in the ranking (2023)

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NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators earned an average of $70,664, $NaNk less than the average national salary of N/A

The graph shows the ranking of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.241

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.241, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators and on wages for those in the field. Rail transportation is the industry that employs the most Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, by average wage, is Administration of economic programs & space research ($101,534).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

7.77k

2023 Workforce

± 2,164

−2.98%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 40.3%

This graphic shows the share of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators employed by various industries. Rail transportation employs the largest share of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators at 70.9%, followed by Bus service & urban transit with 15.5% and Construction with 7.95%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in the US. The workforce of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators is 43.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,297 people), 25 to 29 years (1,099 people), and 55 to 59 years (865 people). Among them they concentrated 44.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In N/A, N/A% of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting N/A

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Races

In N/A, N/A% of the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

Among the necessary skills for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

The graphic shows the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators are expected to see a growth of 2.26% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.

2.26%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.