Signal and Track Switch Repairers

Top 3 railroad signal repair Jobs

Electrician Diesel Engine Locomotive - Iowa Northern Railway Co. - Waterloo, IA
... 21104 Signal Employees (Servicing and Trouble Shooting Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment ... E/O/E Iowa Northern Railway Co.
Railroad Track Laborer (Heavy Equipment Operator) (Construction) - Genesee and Wyoming Railroad - Selma, AL
Repair and rebuild railroad track using hydraulic or hand tools * Remove and replace ties and rails ... Track, Structures & Signals
Manager I (Communications and Signals) - Metrolink - Pomona, CA
Class 1 Railroad Signal and Communications systems design, maintenance, repair & rehabilitation. Reading Signal Circuit Plans. Class 1 Railroad Signal Logic Controller programming and cutover ...

What Signal and track switch repairers Do

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

Signal and track switch repairer Salaries

2014 employment: 9,500
May 2015 median annual wage: $63,840

Job Outlook for Signal and track switch repairers

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

Number of new jobs: 0
Growth rate: 0 percent (Little or no change)

How to Become a Signal and track switch repairer

Education and training:

Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience in a related occupation: None
Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Get the education you need: Find schools near you!

*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.