Rail Transportation Workers Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $72,150 and $35 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Rail Transportation Workers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 111,600 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Rail Transportation Workers Career

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Rail Transportation Workers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Railroad and Railway Transportation	5	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Rail Transportation Workers Career

The following 41 occupations are related to Rail Transportation Workers.

Related Occupations toRail Transportation Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	90,780	$40,650	$20
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Rail Car Repairers	19,480	$65,690	$32
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	120K	$85,900	$41
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	9,200	$81,810	$39
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9,040	$105,460	$51
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	9,020	$64,950	$31
Commercial Pilots	52,750	$138,010	$0
Air Traffic Controllers	22,310	$136,790	$66
Airfield Operations Specialists	18,320	$62,140	$30
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,044K	$55,990	$27
Light Truck Drivers	1,004K	$46,090	$22
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	185K	$59,860	$29
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	205K	$36,920	$18
Taxi Drivers	17,770	$35,120	$17
Locomotive Engineers	32,390	$75,870	$36
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	2,430	$57,580	$28
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	13,610	$62,840	$30
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	46,490	$72,220	$35
Subway and Streetcar Operators	14,860	$77,370	$37
Sailors and Marine Oilers	29,960	$53,470	$26
Ship Engineers	8,860	$100,550	$48
Parking Attendants	118K	$32,700	$16
Traffic Technicians	7,530	$56,680	$27
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40
Passenger Attendants	20,190	$36,780	$18
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	24,660	$42,900	$21
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11,400	$60,530	$29

Vocational Programs for Rail Transportation Workers Career

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$72,150

Vocational Programs to Prepare Rail Transportation Workers Career

Related Occupations to Rail Transportation Workers Career