Vocational Programs for Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
14K	$30.21	$62,840

The role of Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers is to operate or monitor railroad track switches or locomotive instruments The average annual wage of the occupations is $62,840 and $30 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 13,610 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers. Total 5 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Railroad and Railway Transportation	5	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

The following 5 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.