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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.
What a rail yard engineer, dinkey operator, and hostler does
Become a rail yard engineer, dinkey operator, and hostler
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good rail yard engineer, dinkey operator, and hostler
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Wage information is not available. Average annual earnings data is currently unavailable.
Rail Yard Engineer, Dinkey Operator, And Hostler job outlook
- There are 14 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.