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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Massachusetts

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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Massachusetts

Get the information you need to know about working as a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator.

4.9% Jobs Projection
$80,470 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Massachusetts are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Massachusetts is growing slower than average.

  • Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Massachusetts earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 790 people working as Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in the year 2018.

There were 800 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 205 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators working in it, which means Massachusetts has more Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 4.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.6%.

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Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 860 total jobs in 2026 for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,500 annual jobs and 15,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators ranged from $24,730 to $113,760 with $80,470 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.89 to $54.69. The median hourly rate was $38.69.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $38.63 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.06.

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

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Top States for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 2,960 $71,720
Texas 1,290 $48,530
Massachusetts 790 $80,470
Pennsylvania 770 $57,880
Illinois 740 $57,060
Georgia 520 $54,160
Florida 460 $46,460
New Jersey 450 $56,170
Louisiana 390 $53,440
Missouri 360 $47,410
Maryland 320 $61,990
Virginia 320 $56,040
Minnesota 310 $50,050
Indiana 300 $57,760
Oklahoma 290 $34,230
Ohio 240 $48,870
Iowa 210 $53,560
Arizona 200 $50,230
Alabama 190 $44,450
Oregon 180 $65,670

Below are the states where Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $80,470
New York $71,720
Oregon $65,670
Wyoming $65,190
Maryland $61,990
Nebraska $60,120
Pennsylvania $57,880
West Virginia $57,850
Indiana $57,760
Illinois $57,060

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