Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers

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Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers are most often employed by the Rail transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers was $77,204 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers are NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY, and NYC-Queens Community District 13--Queens Village, Bellerose, & Rosedale PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY, and Flint Hills Region--Emporia City PUMA, KS.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers workforce. Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers workforce in 2024 was 20,489 people, of which 12.9% were women and 87.1% were men. Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers are paid most in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 17--East Flatbush PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 16--Ocean Hill & Brownsville PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

17,844

Male Workforce

± 3.28k

2,645

Female Workforce

± 1.26k

The Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers workforce in 2024 was 20,489 people (12.9% women and 87.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 28.2% between 2014 (15,985) and 2024 (20,489).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Louisiana ($97,479), Wisconsin ($96,497), and Michigan ($94,698).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$77,204

AVERAGE WAGE

#157 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers earned an average of $77,204, $7,326 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.267

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.267, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers and on wages for those in the field. Rail transportation is the industry that employs the most Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, by average wage, is Administration of economic programs & space research ($111,319).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

20.5k

2024 Workforce

± 3,514

−2.66%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 24.8%

This graphic shows the share of Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers employed by various industries. Rail transportation employs the largest share of Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers at 58.1%, followed by Bus service & urban transit with 37.6% and Services incidental to transportation with 2.23%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers in the US. The workforce of Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers in 2024 was 20,489 people, with 12.9% woman, and 87.1% men. The average age of male Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers in the workforce is 44.4 and of female Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers is 46.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers in 2024 was 20,489 people, with 12.9% woman, and 87.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (2,708 people), 50 to 54 years (2,534 people), and 40 to 44 years (2,510 people). Among them they concentrated 38.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 17.8% of Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers workers were Hispanic and 82.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (67.3%), Puerto Rican (15.9)%, and Cuban (9.55)%

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Races

In 2024, 50.2% of the Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers workforce were White, of which 7.76% were women and 92.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (26%) and Two or More Races (12.4%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers need more than the average amount of Repairing.

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 Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (792 people), Engineering (250 people), and Communications (238 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers workers were High School or Equivalent (8,591 people), Some college (6,310 people), and Bachelors Degree (2,489 people).

The graphic shows the Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring.

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