Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators

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2024 Workforce

8.11k

Average Age

40.6

Estimated Job Growth

10-year projection

Average Salary

$71,737

Average Male Salary

$72,341

Average Female Salary

$57,610

About

Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are most often employed by the Rail transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators was $71,737 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE and Whiteside, Stephenson, Lee, Jo Daviess & Carroll Counties PUMA, IL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE, Henderson, Hardin & McNairy Counties PUMA, TN, and Lake County (Northeast)--Gary City & Griffith Town PUMA, IN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce. Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce in 2024 was 8,111 people, of which 4.11% were women and 95.9% were men. Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators are paid most in Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE but are relatively concentrated in Southwest Nebraska PUMA, NE.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

7,778

Male Workforce

± 2.17k

333

Female Workforce

± 448

The Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce in 2024 was 8,111 people (4.11% women and 95.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −30% between 2014 (11,592) and 2024 (8,111).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($111,931), New Jersey ($102,018), and Kentucky ($92,777).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$71,737

AVERAGE WAGE

#189 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators earned an average of $71,737, $1,859 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.246

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.246, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators and on wages for those in the field. Rail transportation is the industry that employs the most Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, by average wage, is Administration of economic programs & space research ($105,218).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

8.11k

2024 Workforce

± 2,211

4.38%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 37.3%

This graphic shows the share of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators employed by various industries. Rail transportation employs the largest share of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators at 70.9%, followed by Bus service & urban transit with 15.2% and Construction with 8.53%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in the US. The workforce of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in 2024 was 8,111 people, with 4.11% woman, and 95.9% men. The average age of male Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators is 43.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in 2024 was 8,111 people, with 4.11% woman, and 95.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,230 people), 25 to 29 years (1,070 people), and 45 to 49 years (944 people). Among them they concentrated 43.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 24.1% of Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workers were Hispanic and 75.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.3%) and Puerto Rican (25.7)%

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Races

In 2024, 61.8% of the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce were White, of which 3.21% were women and 96.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16%) and Two or More Races (11.3%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators is Liberal Arts & Humanities but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Liberal Arts & Humanities (47 people), Engineering (46 people), and Business (35 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workers were High School or Equivalent (3,975 people), Some college (2,642 people), and Associates Degree (678 people).

The graphic shows the Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators need many skills, but most especially Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators are expected to see a growth of 2% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.