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Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
What a signal and track switch repairer does
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If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good signal and track switch repairer
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
- Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $42 per hour with an average salary of $87,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $36 and $46 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $75,900 and $95,500 per year.
Signal And Track Switch Repairer job outlook
- There are 191 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 48 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.