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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.

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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.

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.

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%.

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.

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
Virginia	320	$56,040
Maryland	320	$61,990
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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