Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 | All Occupations

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Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

Definition | Significant Points | Quick Stats

Definition

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 railroad bed tamping machine operators.

source: OOH; about this section

Significant Points

2002 employment: 12,000
Projected 2002-12 employment change: A decline
Most significant source of training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

source: OOH; about this section

Quick Stats

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

2002 employment: 11,000
2012 projected employment: 9,000
Change — numeric: -1,000; percent: -11.5%
2002 median annual earnings: $35,160; earnings group: high
2002 self-employed: 0.8%
2002 part-time employment: very low
2002 unemployment: very high
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 61.5%; some college: 28.9%; bachelor's degree: 9.6%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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