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Locomotive Engineers in Minnesota

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-16% Jobs Projection

$61,580 Median Salary

50 Job Openings

While jobs for Locomotive Engineers in Minnesota are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Locomotive Engineers in Minnesota is expected to decrease.
Locomotive Engineers in Minnesota earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Locomotive Engineers Work in Minnesota?

There were approximately 890 workers employed as Locomotive Engineers in this state in 2018.

There were 920 Locomotive Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 775 Locomotive Engineers working in it, which means Minnesota has more Locomotive Engineers than average.

Job Projections for Minnesota

Jobs for Locomotive Engineers in this state are declining at a rate of 16.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.8%.

Minnesota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 790 jobs for Minnesota Locomotive Engineers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,000 annual jobs and 37,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Locomotive Engineers Make in Minnesota?

In 2018 wages for Locomotive Engineers ranged from $48,020 to $95,990 with $61,580 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $23.09 to $46.15. The median hourly rate was $29.61.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $29.38 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.23.

The median salary in Minnesota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Locomotive Engineers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Locomotive Engineers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Ohio	2,600	$61,020
Texas	1,910	$59,710
Illinois	1,810	$64,570
Indiana	1,770	$58,730
Pennsylvania	1,650	$69,910
New York	1,550	$84,340
Missouri	1,530	$67,360
New Jersey	1,330	$59,510
Georgia	1,240	$55,400
Iowa	1,010	$65,820
Florida	1,000	$60,660
California	970	$77,590
Tennessee	960	$63,760
Minnesota	890	$61,580
Alabama	830	$63,360
Oregon	720	$59,370
Wisconsin	680	$60,260
North Carolina	630	$57,620
Wyoming	610	$83,500
Kentucky	550	$56,190

Below are the states where Locomotive Engineers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$90,250
Delaware	$84,870
New York	$84,340
Wyoming	$83,500
South Dakota	$80,130
California	$77,590
New Mexico	$75,600
Pennsylvania	$69,910
Missouri	$67,360
Iowa	$65,820

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