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	Rail Car Repairers	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
SUMMARY	54% Moderate Risk	21% Low Risk	34% Low Risk	41% Moderate Risk	46% Moderate Risk	38% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	4.0/10	6.5/10	5.5/10	6.4/10	6.8/10	6.1/10
POLLING	51% (Moderate Risk, Based on 51 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 30 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 66 votes)	29% (Low Risk, Based on 49 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 103 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	2.8%	3.1%	6.1%	16.1%	5.8%	3.8%
WAGES	$65,680 or $31.57 per hour	$78,300 or $37.64 per hour	$82,730 or $39.77 per hour	$63,760 or $30.65 per hour	$63,980 or $30.76 per hour	$48,620 or $23.37 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	18,300	600,680	7,310	421,940	180,270	1,531,700
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DESCRIPTION	Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul railroad rolling stock, mine cars, or mass transit rail cars.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.	Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.	Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.	Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors, used in construction, logging, and mining.	Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.

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