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Table of Contents

1.	Significant Points

2.	Nature of the Work

3.	Working Conditions

4.	Employment

5.	Training & Qualifications

6.	Job Outlook

7.	Earnings

8.	Additional Sources of Information

Railroad Workers

Employment

Employment projections data for railroad workers, 2014-24
Occupational Title	SOC Code	Employment, 2014	Projected Employment, 2024	Change, 2014-24
Occupational Title	SOC Code	Employment, 2014	Projected Employment, 2024	Percent	Numeric
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program
Railroad workers	—	113,300	110,000	-3	-3,300
Locomotive engineers	53-4011	40,400	39,500	-2	-900
Locomotive firers	53-4012	1,700	500	-70	-1,200
Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers	53-4013	4,000	4,100	1	100
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators	53-4021	22,100	21,700	-2	-400
Railroad conductors and yardmasters	53-4031	45,100	44,300	-2	-900

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The word "salary" comes from salarium, or "salt money" and was used in ancient Rome to describe the wages paid to Roman legionnaires who were compensated in salt.

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