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Also called register repairer, communications maintainer, electric track switch maintainer and gate technician.
$92,460
Median pay a year
8,720
People do this work
6
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Inspecting mechanical equipment
Inspecting equipment
Testing electrical circuits
Inspecting electrical systems
Testing mechanical equipment
Cleaning equipment
Adjusting tension of nuts
Driving trucks
Replacing mechanical parts
Repairing mechanical parts
Maintaining work equipment
Lubricating equipment
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Signal and Track Switch Repairer
Summary
Signal and track switch repairer installing, inspecting, testing, maintaining, and repairing electric gate crossings, signals, and track switches within a railroad system
Experience
Signal and Track Switch Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Inspected and tested operation, mechanical parts, and circuitry of gate crossings and signal equipment
Installed, inspected, maintained, and repaired various railroad service equipment, including signal systems
Tested and repaired track circuits to ensure proper functionality
Inspected electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates and repaired loose bolts and defective connections
Recorded and reported information about mileage or track inspected, repairs performed, and equipment needing replacement
Replaced defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs as necessary
Lubricated moving parts on gate-crossing mechanisms and cleaned lenses of lamps with cloths and solvents
Cleaning equipment, Adjusting tension of nuts, Driving trucks
Technical Skills
Replacing mechanical parts, Repairing mechanical parts
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Inspected and tested signal equipment operationsRepaired electrical connections and loose boltsTested and repaired track circuitsDrove motor vehicles to job sitesInstalled and maintained railroad service equipmentReplaced defective wiring and broken lenses
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Inspected and tested signal equipment operations to ensure functionality and safety standards
Tested and repaired track circuits, maintaining reliable train operations
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Add what improved in safety or efficiency from your inspections.
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Inspected and tested signal equipment operations, reducing signal failures during peak hours
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Reduced signal failures during peak hoursImproved safety for train operationsEnhanced reliability of signal systems
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Mention what got better for train schedules after your repairs.
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Tested and repaired track circuits, maintaining reliable train operations
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Minimized delays for train arrivalsIncreased on-time performance for trainsEnhanced overall train safety
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The work itself
What a Signal and Track Switch Repairer does
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Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
What it pays
How much does a Signal and Track Switch Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$79,720
Median
$92,460
75th percentile
$99,320
About 8,720 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AZ
$77,490
$96,460
$105,770
CA
$84,640
$84,670
$103,180
CO
$78,820
$83,930
$94,440
FL
$75,080
$78,680
$78,680
GA
$62,050
$79,860
$96,190
IL
$89,390
$95,610
$120,540
IN
$91,210
$92,200
$92,460
KS
$83,550
$83,550
$85,600
KY
$54,630
$75,870
$75,950
MA
$96,600
$126,440
$126,440
MI
$78,790
$93,060
$99,550
MN
$96,750
$96,780
$96,910
MO
$77,810
$86,300
$86,530
NJ
$82,990
$82,990
$101,680
NY
$94,530
$94,530
$103,510
OH
$58,800
$58,840
$70,870
TN
$64,370
$79,730
$91,190
TX
$76,180
$85,020
$85,360
VA
$95,400
$95,620
$95,620
WA
$92,580
$121,710
$121,710
WI
$61,010
$85,440
$85,480
Other names
Other names for this job
register repairer, communications maintainer, electric track switch maintainer, gate technician, light rail signal technician, rail signal designer, rail signal inspector, rail signal mechanic, rail track maintainer, railroad signal maintainer, railroad transportation signal maintainer, railway signal technician.
More names for this work
signal and communications maintainer, signal expert, signal inspector, signal maintainer, signal maintenance technician, signal mechanic, signal system testing maintainer, signal systems expert, signal technician, signal worker, signalman, test signal technician, traffic signal inspector, train control electronic technician, train control technician.
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What you have not done yet. Cleaning equipment, Adjusting tension of nuts, Driving trucks
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Signal and Track Switch Repairer
Inspecting mechanical equipment
Testing electrical circuits
Inspecting electrical systems
Testing mechanical equipment
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This page is about the occupation Signal and Track Switch Repairers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.