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Rail Car Repairers
Job Information
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul railroad rolling stock, mine cars, or mass transit rail cars.
Information
- Opportunities should be excellent for people with formal postsecondary training in heavy equipment repair; those without formal training will face competition.
- Generally, a service technician with at least 3 to 4 years of on-the-job experience is accepted as fully qualified.
- Wages for mobile heavy equipment mechanics are higher than the average for all installation, maintenance, and repair workers.
Statistics
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Personality | I'm hands on |
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Salary | $47,740/yr ($23.87/hr) |
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Job Outlook | Average |
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Education | High School diploma |