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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Industrial Locomotive Operator Salary
in Spearfish, South Dakota
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$52,406 (USD)
Average Salary
$25/hr
Average Hourly
$938
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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Salary Recap
The average pay for an Industrial Locomotive Operator is $52,406 a year and $25 an hour in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States. The average salary range for an Industrial Locomotive Operator is between $37,785 and $62,992. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for an Industrial Locomotive Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Spearfish, South Dakota.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
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5 Year Change:
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About Spearfish, South Dakota
Spearfish Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Spearfish (Lakota: Hočhápȟe) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,193 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 10th most populous city in South Dakota. Spearfish is the largest city in Lawrence County and the home of Black Hills State University.
Job Summary
Description:
- Drives switching locomotive within yard of railroad, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location to switch railroad cars for loading, unloading, and makeup or breakup of trains: reads switching orders received from conductor, yard.
- Observes traffic signals in yard or in cab and operates locomotive in accordance with railroad rules and regulations.
- Observes arm or lantern signals from yard coupler or switch tender and moves controls to drive locomotive backwards or forwards to switch and couple cars.
- May assist in cleaning and lubricating engine.
- May talk to conductor, yard or other yard workers via radio-telephone to give or receive switching information.
- May be designated according to type of locomotive driven as locomotive engineer, gasoline.
- May operate switching diesel engine and be designated engineer, remote control, diesel.
- When employed by establishment other than railroad to operate switching locomotive at industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location, may be designated industrial-locomotive operator.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for an Industrial Locomotive Operator is $52,406 a year and $25 an hour in Spearfish, South Dakota, United States. The average salary range for an Industrial Locomotive Operator is between $37,785 and $62,992. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for an Industrial Locomotive Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Spearfish, South Dakota.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Industrial Locomotive Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Job family population: 2,430
Estimated population of Industrial Locomotive Operator jobs: 667
Rate of error: 4.4%
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About Spearfish, South Dakota
Spearfish Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Spearfish (Lakota: Hočhápȟe) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,193 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 10th most populous city in South Dakota. Spearfish is the largest city in Lawrence County and the home of Black Hills State University.
Job Summary
Description:
- Drives switching locomotive within yard of railroad, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location to switch railroad cars for loading, unloading, and makeup or breakup of trains: reads switching orders received from conductor, yard.
- Observes traffic signals in yard or in cab and operates locomotive in accordance with railroad rules and regulations.
- Observes arm or lantern signals from yard coupler or switch tender and moves controls to drive locomotive backwards or forwards to switch and couple cars.
- May assist in cleaning and lubricating engine.
- May talk to conductor, yard or other yard workers via radio-telephone to give or receive switching information.
- May be designated according to type of locomotive driven as locomotive engineer, gasoline.
- May operate switching diesel engine and be designated engineer, remote control, diesel.
- When employed by establishment other than railroad to operate switching locomotive at industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location, may be designated industrial-locomotive operator.
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