• Signal and Track Switch Repairers
  • Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 70,070
    $69,990 range bar $105,190
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Slow Growing
  • Signal and Track Switch Repairers install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

What do they typically do

  • Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates
  • Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop
  • Record and report information about mileage or track inspected, repairs performed, and equipment requiring replacement
  • Drive motor vehicles to job sites
  • Replace defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs
  • Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds
  • Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts
  • Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment

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Job Growth +0.5%
Job Openings 2

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