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Signal and Track Switch Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Signal and Track Switch Repairers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,500 hours, for Signals Maintainer (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRIC-TRACK-SWITCH MAIN | 0132 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| SIGNAL MAINTAINER (RR Tran) | 0942 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| Signals Maintainer | 0947 | Hybrid: 4,500 to 6,800 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What signal and track switch repairers earn, by state
Massachusetts has the highest state median for signal and track switch repairers ($126,440) and Ohio the lowest ($58,840), across the 21 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $126,440 | $60.79 | 160 |
| Washington | $121,710 | $58.51 | 210 |
| Minnesota | $96,780 | $46.53 | 80 |
| Arizona | $96,460 | $46.38 | 100 |
| Virginia | $95,620 | $45.97 | 170 |
| Illinois | $95,610 | $45.96 | 720 |
| New York | $94,530 | $45.45 | 1,910 |
| Michigan | $93,060 | $44.74 | 120 |
| Indiana | $92,200 | $44.33 | 220 |
| Missouri | $86,300 | $41.49 | 250 |
| Wisconsin | $85,440 | $41.08 | 60 |
| Texas | $85,020 | $40.88 | 650 |
| California | $84,670 | $40.71 | 390 |
| Colorado | $83,930 | $40.35 | 160 |
| Kansas | $83,550 | $40.17 | 120 |
| New Jersey | $82,990 | $39.90 | 260 |
| Georgia | $79,860 | $38.39 | 440 |
| Tennessee | $79,730 | $38.33 | 190 |
| Florida | $78,680 | $37.83 | 290 |
| Kentucky | $75,870 | $36.48 | 60 |
| Ohio | $58,840 | $28.29 | 150 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).