Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics · Facility and Mobile Equipment Maintenance
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $52,830; experienced workers reach $85,360. About 650 people do this job in Texas.
Job outlook
U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.
- Employment change
- +2%
- Openings a year
- 800
- Employed in 2024
- 8,700
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
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Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Troubleshooting4.0
- Equipment Maintenance3.9
- Repairing3.9
- Quality Control Analysis3.9
- Operations Monitoring3.8
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Equipment Selection2.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.0
What the work is
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
- Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop, including railroad signal systems.
- Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds, using hand tools and test equipment.
- Drive motor vehicles to job sites.
- Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates.
- Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less63%
- Certificate24%
- Some college10%
- Associate degree4%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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