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Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
Coordinate activities of switch-engine crew within railroad yard, industrial plant, or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of train crew on passenger or freight trains. Yardmasters review train schedules and switching orders and coordinate activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, such as the makeup or breakup of trains and yard switching.
What a railroad conductors and yardmaster does
Become a railroad conductors and yardmaster
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good railroad conductors and yardmaster
- 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.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $37 per hour with an average salary of $77,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $30 and $40 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $62,500 and $82,800 per year.
Railroad Conductors And Yardmaster job outlook
- There are 1,017 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 96 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.