Track Equipment Operator
Code: 47-4061.00
Also known as: Machine Operator, Rail Maintenance Worker, Track Equipment Operator (TEO), Track Inspector, Track Laborer, Track Maintainer, Track Repairer, Track Walker, Trackman
Description: 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.
Typical wages
| 10% | $36,110 |
| 25% | $44,560 |
| Median | $56,370 |
| 75% | $68,440 |
| 90% | $81,670 |
| 10% | $17.36 |
| 25% | $21.42 |
| Median | $27.1 |
| 75% | $32.9 |
| 90% | $39.26 |
Projected employment
| Estimated Employment (2019 year) |
13,900 |
| Projected Employment (2029 year) |
14,400 |
| Percent Change | +0 % |
| Projected Annual Job Openings | 1,400 |