Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Top 3 Railroad Track Maintenance Jobs
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Warranty Administration, Assistant Project Manager
- San Mateo County Transit District
- Menlo Park, CA
Develop and implement efforts to standardize warranty procedures within the Rail Operations and Maintenance Department to initiate and track status of warranty claims. * Verify and research failures ...
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Staff Software Engineer
- Twist BioScience
- South San Francisco, CA
Design, develop, and maintain scalable software systems using technologies such as Python, Ruby on ... Rails nice to have) with a proven track record of building large-scale applications nice to ...
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CNC Field Service Technician
- HELLER Machine Tools L.P.
- Hawthorne, CA
Track and document expenses on expense reports Supervisory Responsibilities: * None Process Owner ... rails and carriages * Ballscrew drives * Servo motors * External absolute measuring system
What Maintenance Equipment Operators Do
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.
Maintenance Equipment Operator Salary
- 2020 employment: 15,700
- May 2021 median annual wage: $61,690
Job Outlook for Maintenance Equipment Operators
Projected employment change, 2020-30:
- Number of new jobs: 800
- Growth rate: 5 percent (Slower than average)
How to Become a Maintenance Equipment Operator
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
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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.