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Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Kentucky

Want to work as a Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Kentucky? Here’s what you need to know. All rail transportation workers not listed separately.

$43,770 Median Annual Wage (Kentucky)

$58,561 National Median Annual Wage

60 Kentucky Employment

What do Rail Transportation Workers, All Other Make in Kentucky?

The rail transportation workers, all other working in Kentucky, the typical annual salary is $43,770 per year (or roughly $21.04/hour).Earnings range from $41,650 at the 10th percentile to $50,260 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$41,650	$20.02
25th percentile	$41,650	$20.02
Median (50th)	$43,770	$21.04
75th percentile	$46,420	$22.32
90th percentile	$50,260	$24.16

Salary ranges for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other in Kentucky

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Kentucky compared to the national average — is 3.02, indicating that rail transportation workers, all other are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, rail transportation workers, all other earn a median of $58,561 per year ($28.15/hour), lower than the Kentucky median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 1,345,258 rail transportation workers, all other nationwide. In Kentucky alone, about 60 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 100 rail transportation workers, all other.

Forecasted number of jobs for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other

Top States for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other Employment

View the states that employ the most rail transportation workers, all other work.

State	Number Employed
California	320
Tennessee	270
Texas	150
Washington	100
West Virginia	100
Georgia	60
Kentucky	60
New Jersey	50

Highest-Paying States for Rail Transportation Workers, All Other

These states pay the most for rail transportation workers, all other.

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$84,190
Washington	$82,910
Georgia	$61,820
California	$54,710
Illinois	$49,320
Tennessee	$47,480
West Virginia	$44,200
Kentucky	$43,770
Texas	$22,160

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

Ground Transportation

Also Known As

Ballast Cleaning Operator, Ballast Regulator Operator, Block Operator, Car Barn Laborer, Car Retarder Operator, Control Tower Operator, Hostler Helper, Hot Box Checker, Hot Box Spotter, Interlocker, Interlocking Tower Operator, Lever Operator, Oiler Helper, Power Ballast Machine Operator, Rail Tractor Operator.

References

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
O*NET-SOC code: 53-4099.00

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