DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
49-9097 Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Occupational Description:
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 80 | 25 | $32.05/hr | $1.25/hr | $25.34/hr | $29.35/hr | $33.32/hr | $36.46/hr | $38.34/hr |
| U S | 6,860 | 480 | $35.47/hr | $0.46/hr | $25.17/hr | $31.96/hr | $36.05/hr | $39.83/hr | $46.07/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
| Rail Car Repairers | 1,190 | $32.76/hr | 1.8% |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 690 | $36.10/hr | 3.7% |
| Motorboat Mechanics | 510 | $21.32/hr | 13.2% |
| Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 300 | $20.23/hr | 9.0% |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Signal and Track Switch Repairers
- Installs and inspects switch-controlling mechanism on trolley wire and switch in bed of track bed, using hand tools and test equipment.
- Inspects batteries to ensure that batteries are filled with battery water or to determine need for replacement.
- Tests air lines and air cylinders on pneumatically operated gates.
- Compiles reports indicating mileage or track inspected, repairs made, and equipment requiring replacement.
- Cleans lenses of lamps with cloths and solvent.
- Maintains high tension lines, deenergizing lines for power company as repairs are requested.
- Lubricates moving parts on gate crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
- Inspects and tests gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment, such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Tests signal circuit connections, using standard electrical testing equipment.
- Replaces defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.
- Tightens loose bolts, using wrench, and tests circuits and connections by opening and closing gate.
- Inspects electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates to detect loose bolts, defective electrical connections and parts.
