Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Career

The role of Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is to 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.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $67,330 and $32 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 18,770 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators is $12,083. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.

Related Occupations toRail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	43,080	$55,170	$27
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	12,180	$67,320	$32
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Rail Car Repairers	19,480	$65,690	$32
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	120K	$85,900	$41
Riggers	23,870	$62,020	$30
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22

Vocational Programs for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Career

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$32.37

$67,330

Vocational Programs to Prepare Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Career

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