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| SUMMARY |
Moderate Risk
48%
|
JOB SCORE  |
 4.5/10
|
| CALCULATED |
58%
(Moderate Risk)
|
| POLLING |
39%
(Low Risk)
|
|
GROWTH
by year 2033
|
2.5%
|
| WAGES |
$67,000
or $32.21 per hour
|
|
VOLUME
as of 2023
|
18,770
|
| SNOWFLAKE |
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| DECRIPTION | Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators. |