Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

O*NET Code: 47-4061.00

Annual Salary

$50,000

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Education Level

Zone 2 - Some Prep

High school + some training

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Description

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.

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💼 Also Known As

Ballast Cleaning Machine OperatorEmergency Service RestorerMachine OperatorMaintenance LaborerOil Distributor TenderPortable Grinding Machine OperatorRail Maintenance WorkerRail Track LayerRail Track MaintainerRailroad Track MechanicRailway Equipment OperatorSection HandSection LaborerSpecial Equipment OperatorStone Crusher OperatorTrack DresserTrack Equipment Operator (TEO)Track Grinder OperatorTrack InspectorTrack Laborer

⚡ Skills (12)

Operations Monitoring4/100

Operation and Control4/100

Equipment Maintenance3/100

Troubleshooting3/100

Critical Thinking3/100

Monitoring3/100

Coordination3/100

Repairing3/100

Quality Control Analysis3/100

Active Listening3/100

+ 2 more skills

📚 Knowledge (0)

💪 Abilities (0)

🔧 Technologies & Tools (4)

🔥Microsoft Excel

Spreadsheet software

🔥Microsoft Office software

Office suite software

0Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

0Timekeeping software

Time accounting software

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