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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in Nebraska

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

13.3% Jobs Projection
$60,120 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

In Nebraska, there were 130 people working as Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in the year 2018.

There were 150 Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 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 Nebraska has fewer Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators than average.

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Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 13.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.6%.

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Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators job openings in Nebraska, and 170 total jobs in the year 2026.

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 Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators ranged from $38,350 to $78,100 with $60,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.44 to $37.55. The median hourly rate was $28.9.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $29.16 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.26.

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

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

The table below shows the states 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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