Railroad conductors & yardmasters

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2023 Workforce

44.7k

Average Age

42.5

Average Salary

$84,591

About

Railroad conductors & yardmasters are most often employed by the Rail transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Railroad conductors & yardmasters was $84,591 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Railroad conductors & yardmasters are N/A. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Railroad conductors & yardmasters are Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL, Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 9--Crown Heights (South) PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Railroad conductors & yardmasters workforce. Railroad conductors & yardmasters workforce in 2023 was 44,687 people, of which 7.51% were women and 92.5% were men. Railroad conductors & yardmasters are paid most in Nassau County (Southeast)--Oyster Bay Town (South) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Will County (West Central)--Joliet & Troy Townships PUMA, IL.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

41,331

Male Workforce

± 4.99k

3,356

Female Workforce

± 1.42k

The Railroad conductors & yardmasters workforce in 2023 was 44,687 people (7.51% women and 92.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −5.92% between 2014 (47,500) and 2023 (44,687).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Railroad conductors & yardmasters.

During N/A, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were N/A.

Yearly Wage Ranking

$84,591

AVERAGE WAGE

#126 in the ranking (2023)

N/A

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In N/A, Railroad conductors & yardmasters earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of N/A

The graph shows the ranking of Railroad conductors & yardmasters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.247

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Railroad conductors & yardmasters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.247, which is lower than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Railroad conductors & yardmasters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Railroad conductors & yardmasters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Railroad conductors & yardmasters and on wages for those in the field. Rail transportation is the industry that employs the most Railroad conductors & yardmasters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Railroad conductors & yardmasters, by average wage, is uninformed ($95,114).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

44.7k

2023 Workforce

± 5,189

−2.95%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.8%

This graphic shows the share of Railroad conductors & yardmasters employed by various industries. Rail transportation employs the largest share of Railroad conductors & yardmasters at 92.2%, followed by Bus service & urban transit with 4.23% and Construction with 2.05%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Railroad conductors & yardmasters in the US. The workforce of Railroad conductors & yardmasters in 2023 was 44,687 people, with 7.51% woman, and 92.5% men. The average age of male Railroad conductors & yardmasters in the workforce is N/A and of female Railroad conductors & yardmasters is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Railroad conductors & yardmasters is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Railroad conductors & yardmasters in 2023 was 44,687 people, with 7.51% woman, and 92.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 13.3% of Railroad conductors & yardmasters workers were Hispanic and 86.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.8%), Puerto Rican (17)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (3.93)%

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Races

In 2023, N/A% of the Railroad conductors & yardmasters workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Railroad conductors & yardmasters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Railroad conductors & yardmasters is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Railroad conductors & yardmasters, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Railroad conductors & yardmasters need more than the average amount of Management of Personnel Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Railroad conductors & yardmasters in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Railroad conductors & yardmasters workers were High School or Equivalent (17,868 people), Some college (14,859 people), and Associates Degree (5,085 people).

The graphic shows the Railroad conductors & yardmasters workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Railroad conductors & yardmasters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Railroad conductors & yardmasters need many skills, but most especially N/A, N/A, N/A.