Locomotive Engineers and Operators

This post summarizes key statistics on Locomotive Engineers and Operators 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 36,047
25 60,105
30 72,581
35 90,725
40 100,932
45 103,717
50 109,120
55 103,717
60 108,040
65 108,040


Hours Worked Share
0-20 1.50
20-39 3.20
39-41 35.30
41-50 26.80
50-60 19.80
More than 60 13.40

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Locomotive Engineers and Operators.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
90.20 102,992 Railroads
2.90 89,603 Bus service and urban transit
1.40 72,581 Services incidental to transportation
0.50 26,084 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
0.50 48,617 Administration of economic programs
0.30 82,393 Coal mining
0.30 33,708 Oil and gas extraction
0.30 42,759 Misc. food preparations and kindred products
0.30 65,971 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
0.30 87,512 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills

This table highlights the top industries people working as Locomotive Engineers and Operators work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Locomotive Engineers and Operators. 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 Locomotive Engineers and Operators received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Locomotive Engineers and Operators. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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