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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$70,070
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
19,580
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Technician (competency-based)
- State medians
- $94,330 in Massachusetts to $44,150 in Louisiana (39 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Technician | 3082 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $94,330 | $45.35 | 570 |
| Maryland | $92,030 | $44.25 | 320 |
| New York | $87,150 | $41.90 | 3,590 |
| Virginia | $84,750 | $40.75 | 360 |
| New Mexico | $83,370 | $40.08 | 80 |
| Delaware | $80,610 | $38.75 | 130 |
| Montana | $79,170 | $38.06 | 200 |
| Idaho | $79,020 | $37.99 | 90 |
| Illinois | $78,910 | $37.94 | 1,190 |
| Indiana | $78,020 | $37.51 | 320 |
| Arizona | $76,620 | $36.84 | 170 |
| Michigan | $75,450 | $36.27 | 290 |
| Kentucky | $73,120 | $35.16 | 270 |
| South Carolina | $71,770 | $34.51 | 30 |
| Wyoming | $71,580 | $34.41 | 220 |
| California | $71,170 | $34.22 | 770 |
| New Jersey | $66,540 | $31.99 | 230 |
| Tennessee | $66,390 | $31.92 | 260 |
| South Dakota | $64,500 | $31.01 | 110 |
| Missouri | $64,390 | $30.96 | 410 |
| Colorado | $64,300 | $30.91 | 300 |
| Utah | $63,190 | $30.38 | 60 |
| Georgia | $63,010 | $30.30 | 710 |
| Oklahoma | $61,860 | $29.74 | 310 |
| Florida | $61,220 | $29.43 | 490 |
| Arkansas | $60,230 | $28.96 | 150 |
| Pennsylvania | $59,800 | $28.75 | 830 |
| Washington | $58,740 | $28.24 | 500 |
| Kansas | $58,590 | $28.17 | 310 |
| Nevada | $56,740 | $27.28 | 40 |
| West Virginia | $56,660 | $27.24 | 270 |
| Texas | $56,470 | $27.15 | 940 |
| Oregon | $50,930 | $24.49 | 190 |
| Minnesota | $49,640 | $23.86 | 760 |
| Ohio | $47,980 | $23.07 | 1,130 |
| Wisconsin | $47,920 | $23.04 | 180 |
| North Carolina | $47,700 | $22.93 | 270 |
| Iowa | $45,640 | $21.94 | 200 |
| Louisiana | $44,150 | $21.23 | Not published |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.