Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers

This post summarizes key statistics on Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 36,650
25 48,134
30 66,945
35 70,035
40 83,073
45 87,544
50 81,652
55 85,056
60 89,591
65 61,795


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.40
20-39 3.60
39-41 58.50
41-50 23.90
50-60 9.20
More than 60 2.30

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
52.30 77,244 Railroads
34.40 79,385 Bus service and urban transit
2.30 54,020 Services incidental to transportation
2.10 46,346 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
2.10 129,646 Administration of economic programs
1.90 55,796 All construction
0.90 49,436 Oil and gas extraction
0.60 102,992 General government, n.e.c.
0.50 66,984 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills
0.40 18,538 Hotels and motels

This table highlights the top industries people working as Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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