Careers / Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
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Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

Throw a track switch before a freight cut rolls through, radio the engineer to stop for a coupling, walk the train looking for dragging equipment, check journal boxes in the cold, wait a long time, then move fast when you can't afford to get it wrong.

Median$65k
Jobs in U.S.12k
10-yr outlook+1%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
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Careers / Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
Career · Trades family

Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

Throw a track switch before a freight cut rolls through, radio the engineer to stop for a coupling, walk the train looking for dragging equipment, check journal boxes in the cold, wait a long time, then move fast when you can't afford to get it wrong.

Median$65k
Jobs in U.S.12k
10-yr outlook+1%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
Sign in for the rest

Get the full brief.

One free Google sign-in unlocks the full data sheet. No paywall, no ads, no affiliates.

  • Pay over the career, entry to senior
  • A real day in the life, start to finish
  • Real employers from the last 12 months
  • Related careers worth comparing

Email magic-link sign-in is coming next. For now Google handles the auth — we never see your password and we never ask for your age.