DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-4013 Rail Yard Engineers, Donkey Operators, and Hostlers

Occupational Description:
Drive switching or other locomotive or donkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 6010$27.34/hr$2.95/hr$18.07/hr$20.31/hr$23.43/hr$33.88/hr$46.98/hr
U S 5,400718$25.91/hr$0.57/hr$16.28/hr$19.24/hr$24.26/hr$30.32/hr$39.20/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


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