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Rail Car Repairers in Kentucky

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1.7% Jobs Projection

$57,950 Median Salary

60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Rail Car Repairers in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Rail Car Repairers in Kentucky is growing slower than average.
Rail Car Repairers in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Rail Car Repairers Work in Kentucky?

450 people worked as Rail Car Repairers in 2018 in this state.

There were 560 Rail Car Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 350 Rail Car Repairers working in it, which means Kentucky has more Rail Car Repairers than average.

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Rail Car Repairers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.9%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Rail Car Repairers job openings in Kentucky, and 600 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,300 annual jobs and 23,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Rail Car Repairers Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Rail Car Repairers ranged from $35,560 to $77,470 with $57,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.1 to $37.24. The median hourly rate was $27.86.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.58 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.72.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Rail Car Repairers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Rail Car Repairers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	120	$38,710

Top States for Rail Car Repairers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Rail Car Repairers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	3,070	$52,240
Texas	2,700	$51,450
New York	1,660	$71,060
Pennsylvania	1,260	$63,390
Georgia	950	$45,630
Kansas	830	$45,640
Nebraska	750	$44,630
Washington	650	$58,300
Indiana	640	$49,600
Missouri	630	$48,940
Iowa	610	$46,360
Florida	580	$59,060
Maryland	520	$67,920
Kentucky	450	$57,950
Minnesota	450	$58,970
Massachusetts	450	$69,910
Louisiana	380	$50,890
Colorado	370	$58,240
Michigan	360	$56,440
Utah	340	$36,390

Below are the states where Rail Car Repairers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
West Virginia	$71,280
New York	$71,060
Alaska	$70,450
Massachusetts	$69,910
Oregon	$68,990
Maryland	$67,920
Virginia	$65,210
Pennsylvania	$63,390
New Mexico	$62,890
Montana	$59,780

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