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Occupations / Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
BLS occupation 47-4061

Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change+1.5%
Median annual pay$70,070
Annual openings1.2K

Outlook

Employment for rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators is projected to change by +1.5% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 1.2K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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