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Locomotive Engineers in New Jersey

Want to work in New Jersey as a Locomotive Engineer? Read this first!

-5% Jobs Projection
$59,510 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for Locomotive Engineers in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

  • Locomotive Engineers in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Locomotive Engineers Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 1,330 people working as Locomotive Engineers in the year 2018.

There were 820 Locomotive Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 510 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Locomotive Engineers in this state are declining at a rate of 4.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.8%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 50 annual Locomotive Engineers job openings in New Jersey, and 600 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Locomotive Engineers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Locomotive Engineers ranged from $49,760 to $83,230 with $59,510 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $23.93 to $40.02. The median hourly rate was $28.61.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $34.04 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $5.43.

The median salary in New Jersey 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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