DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-4011 Locomotive Engineers

Occupational Description:
Drive electric, diesel-electric, steam, or gas-turbine-electric locomotives to transport passengers or freight. Interpret train orders, electronic or manual signals, and railroad rules and regulations. Excludes ?Engineers? (17-2011 through 17-2199).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 840332$36.71/hr$1.32/hr$26.37/hr$29.07/hr$34.11/hr$46.07/hr$50.08/hr
U S 35,5202,664$35.19/hr$0.49/hr$23.21/hr$28.00/hr$32.99/hr$43.53/hr$49.69/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


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