Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 49-9097.00
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
- US jobs
- 8,720
- Median wage
- $92,460 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of signal and track switch repairers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 28%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
- 13%Repair tools or equipmentNot measured
- 13%Test performance of equipment or systemsNot measured
- 12%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
- 10%Operate transportation equipment or vehiclesNot measured
- 9%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 7%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 4%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Inspect and test operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspect electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repair loose bolts and defective electrical connections and parts.
- Test and repair track circuits.
- Drive motor vehicles to job sites.
- Install, inspect, maintain, and repair various railroad service equipment on the road or in the shop, including railroad signal systems.
- Tighten loose bolts, using wrenches, and test circuits and connections by opening and closing gates.
- Inspect switch-controlling mechanisms on trolley wires and in track beds, using hand tools and test equipment.
- Replace defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.
- Inspect, maintain, and replace batteries as needed.
- Record and report information about mileage or track inspected, repairs performed, and equipment requiring replacement.
- Lubricate moving parts on gate-crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
- Clean lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents.
Other job titles for this occupation (27)
Railroad Signal Maintainer · Signal and Communications Maintainer · Signal Inspector · Signal Maintainer · Signal Maintenance Technician · Signal System Testing Maintainer · Signal Technician · Signalman · Train Control Electronic Technician · Train Control Technician · Communications Maintainer · Electric Track Switch Maintainer · Gate Technician · Light Rail Signal Technician · Rail Signal Designer · Rail Signal Inspector · Rail Signal Mechanic · Rail Track Maintainer · Railroad Transportation Signal Maintainer · Railway Signal Technician · Register Repairer · Signal Expert · Signal Mechanic · Signal Systems Expert · Signal Worker · Test Signal Technician · Traffic Signal Inspector