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Signal and Track Switch Repairers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$92,460
United States, 2025
Employment
8,720
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
- O*NET code
- 49-9097.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Clean lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents.
- Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
- Test and repair track circuits.
- Drive motor vehicles to job sites.
- Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop, including railroad signal systems.
- Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates.
- Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds, using hand tools and test equipment.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$62,610
25th percentile
$79,720
75th percentile
$99,320
90th percentile
$119,550
Most important skills
- Troubleshooting4.1
- Repairing4.0
- Equipment Maintenance4.0
- Quality Control Analysis3.9
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Operations Monitoring3.8
- Equipment Selection3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Operation and Control3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Active Listening3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 12 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
12
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Repairing | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.6 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Signal and Track Switch RepairersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $126,440 | 160 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $121,710 | 170 | 2025 |
| WA | $121,710 | 210 | 2025 |
| MN | $96,780 | 80 | 2025 |
| AZ | $96,460 | 100 | 2025 |
| VA | $95,620 | 170 | 2025 |
| IL | $95,610 | 720 | 2025 |
| NY | $94,530 | 1,910 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $94,530 | 1,080 | 2025 |
| MI | $93,060 | 120 | 2025 |
| IN | $92,200 | 220 | 2025 |
| MO | $86,300 | 250 | 2025 |
| WI | $85,440 | 60 | 2025 |
| TX | $85,020 | 650 | 2025 |
| CA | $84,670 | 390 | 2025 |
| CO | $83,930 | 160 | 2025 |
| KS | $83,550 | 120 | 2025 |
| NJ | $82,990 | 260 | 2025 |
| GA | $79,860 | 440 | 2025 |
| TN | $79,730 | 190 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.