Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in West Virginia

Is West Virginia a good place for you to work as a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator?

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

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

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

What Major Will Prepare You For a Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator Career?

• Transportation & Materials Moving
• Ground Transportation
• Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation

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

140 people worked as Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 150 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 West Virginia has fewer Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators than average.

Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 8.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.6%.

West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 130 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 West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators ranged from $32,600 to $77,500 with $57,850 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.67 to $37.26. The median hourly rate was $27.81.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $26.87 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.94.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia Metros for Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	350	$65,470

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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.