Rail Car Repairers
Tasks Include:
- Repair or replace defective or worn parts such as bearings, pistons, and gears, using hand tools, torque wrenches, power tools, and welding equipment.
- Test units for operability before and after repairs.
- Record conditions of cars, and repair and maintenance work performed or to be performed.
- Remove locomotives, car mechanical units, or other components, using pneumatic hoists and jacks, pinch bars, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Inspect components such as bearings, seals, gaskets, wheels, and coupler assemblies to determine if repairs are needed.
- Inspect the interior and exterior of rail cars coming into rail yards to identify defects and to determine the extent of wear and damage.
- Adjust repaired or replaced units as needed to ensure proper operation.
- Perform scheduled maintenance, and clean units and components.
- Repair, fabricate, and install steel or wood fittings, using blueprints, shop sketches, and instruction manuals.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +17.1%
National: +3.3%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$62,510.00
State
$75,570.00
Regional
Rail Car Repairers
Description
Career Cluster: | Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics |
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul railroad rolling stock, mine cars, or mass transit rail cars.
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Rail Car Repairers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 61.41%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 37.62%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 0.96%
Related Work Experience
- None = 32.62%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.96%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.80%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15.62%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.37%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4.68%
- Up to and including 1 month = 0.95%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 40.05%
- Up to and including 1 month = 40.01%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.26%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.36%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.91%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 1.65%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.76%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 20.70%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 19.35%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.31%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18.25%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 16.36%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 6.29%
- None or short demonstration = 0.76%
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Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Repair or replace defective or worn parts such as bearings, pistons, and gears, using hand tools, torque wrenches, power tools, and welding equipment.
- Test units for operability before and after repairs.
- Record conditions of cars, and repair and maintenance work performed or to be performed.
- Remove locomotives, car mechanical units, or other components, using pneumatic hoists and jacks, pinch bars, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Inspect components such as bearings, seals, gaskets, wheels, and coupler assemblies to determine if repairs are needed.
- Inspect the interior and exterior of rail cars coming into rail yards to identify defects and to determine the extent of wear and damage.
- Adjust repaired or replaced units as needed to ensure proper operation.
- Perform scheduled maintenance, and clean units and components.
- Repair, fabricate, and install steel or wood fittings, using blueprints, shop sketches, and instruction manuals.
- Examine car roofs for wear and damage, and repair defective sections, using roofing material, cement, nails, and waterproof paint.
- Paint car exteriors, interiors, and fixtures.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Repair and maintain electrical and electronic controls for propulsion and braking systems.
- Disassemble units such as water pumps, control valves, and compressors so that repairs can be made.
- Measure diameters of axle wheel seats, using micrometers, and mark dimensions on axles so that wheels can be bored to specified dimensions.
- Align car sides for installation of car ends and crossties, using width gauges, turnbuckles, and wrenches.
- Replace defective wiring and insulation, and tighten electrical connections, using hand tools.
- Test electrical systems of cars by operating systems and using testing equipment such as ammeters.
- Install and repair interior flooring, fixtures, walls, plumbing, steps, and platforms.
- Repair car upholstery.
- Repair window sash frames, attach weather stripping and channels to frames, and replace window glass, using hand tools.
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Additional Resources
For general information about a career as a heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technician or mechanic, contact:
Association fo Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)
P.O. Box 1368
Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
http://aemp.org/
Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association
2750 Prosperity Ave.
Suite 620
Fairfax, VA 22031-4312
The AED Foundation (Associated Equipment Dealers affiliate)
615 W. 22nd St.
Oak Brook, IL 60523
http://www.aednet.org/aed_foundation
For a directory of public training programs in heavy and mobile equipment mechanics, contact:
SkillsUSA-VICA
P.O. Box 3000
1401 James Monroe Hwy.
Leesburg, VA 22075
http://www.skillsusa.org
A list of certified diesel service technician training programs can be obtained from:
National Automotive Technician Education Foundation (NATEF)
13505 Dulles Technology Dr.
Herndon, VA 20171-3421
http://www.natef.org
Information on certification as a heavy-duty diesel service technician is available from:
ASE
101 Blue Seal Dr. SE.
Suite 101
Leesburg, VA 20175
https://www.ase.com/home.aspx
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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87.00 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
60.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
57.75 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
56.00 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
55.25 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
55.00 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
53.25 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
50.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
75.00 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
68.75 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
50.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
72.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
72.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
68.75 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
65.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
62.50 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
62.50 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
62.50 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
59.50 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
56.25 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
50.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
50.00 | Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
50.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
81.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
75.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
73.50 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
72.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
70.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
69.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
69.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
67.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
66.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
65.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
64.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
64.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
64.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
62.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
57.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
56.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
55.00 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
53.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
51.50 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
51.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
51.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
77.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
69.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
68.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
66.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
65.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
63.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
62.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
62.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
61.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
59.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
58.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
57.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
55.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
52.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
50.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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97.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
97.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
91.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
91.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
90.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
89.20 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
88.20 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
85.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
85.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
82.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
80.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
80.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
79.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
79.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
78.80 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
78.40 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
76.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
74.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
74.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
72.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
72.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
71.80 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
71.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
71.40 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
71.20 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
71.00 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
69.80 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
68.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
68.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
68.40 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
68.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
67.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
60.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
57.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
56.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
56.60 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
56.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
53.20 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
52.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
52.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
52.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
51.40 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $38,320.00 | $62,510.00 | $74,630.00 |
Virginia | $59,170.00 | $75,570.00 | $82,340.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $34,916.76 | $39,555.47 | $46,935.33 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 20,900 | 21,600 | +3.3% |
Virginia | 614 | 719 | +17.1% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Careers in Facility and Mobile Equipment Maintenance Pathway:
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Air Brake Adjuster
- Air Brake Man
- Air Brake Mechanic
- Air Brake Rigger
- Air Brake Worker
- Air Compressor Mechanic
- Air Valve Mechanic
- Air Valve Repairer
- Airman
- Brake Adjuster
- Brake Liner
- Brake Reliner
- Brake Shoe Rebuilder
- Brake Specialist
- Breaker Mechanic
- Car Builder
- Car Mechanic
- Car Repairer
- Car Repairer Apprentice
- Car Repairman
- Carman
- Coach Mechanic
- Compressor Mechanic
- Controller Mechanic
- Donkey Doctor
- Drop Pit Worker
- Equipment Mechanic
- Freight Car Builder
- Freight Car Repairer
- Gate Person
- Gearman
- Interlocker Maintainer
- Interlocking and Signal Mechanic
- Locomotive Mechanic Apprentice
- Machine Maintenance
- Machine or Machinery Mechanic
- Machine Overhauler
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Mechanic
- Mechanical Unit Repairer
- Mine Car Mechanic
- Mine Car Repairer
- Plow Mechanic
- Pullman Car Repairer
- Rail Car Maintenance Mechanic
- Rail Car Mechanic
- Rail Car Painter/Sandblaster
- Rail Car Repairer
- Rail Car Repairman
- Rail Car Welder
- Railroad Brake Repairer
- Railroad Car Repairman
- Railroad Mechanic
- Roundhouse Worker
- Signal Constructor
- Signal Fitter
- Street Car Mechanic
- Streetcar Repairer
- Subway Car Repairer
- Tank Car Mechanic
- Tank Car Reconditioner
- Test Rack Operator
- Tipple Mechanic
- Triple Valve Mechanic
- Triple Valve Tester
- Trolley Car Mechanic
- Trolley Car Overhauler
- Trouble Shooter
- Truck Mechanic
- Truck Mechanic Apprentice
- Trucksmith
- Valve Mechanic
- Valve Repairer
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Rail Car Repairers
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