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.
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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 |