Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 | All Occupations

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Signal and track switch repairers

Definition | Significant Points | Quick Stats

Definition

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

source: OOH; about this section

Significant Points

2002 employment: 7,900
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

Signal and track switch repairers

2002 employment: 8,000
2012 projected employment: 8,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 0; percent: -3.1%
2002 median annual earnings: $43,370; earnings group: very high
2002 self-employed: 0.0%
2002 part-time employment: very low
2002 unemployment: very low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 63.2%; some college: 28.2%; bachelor's degree: 8.6%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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