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Last updated: April 16, 2024
Section Gang Worker Salary
in Birmingham, Alabama
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$60,436 (USD)
Average Salary
$29/hr
Average Hourly
$1,239
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Section Gang Worker is $60,436 a year and $29 an hour in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The average salary range for a Section Gang Worker is between $43,212 and $72,886. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Birmingham, Alabama.
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:
$67,886
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Birmingham ( BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910, down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian...
Job Summary
Description:
- Installs and repairs railroad track on specified territory of railroad, using portable grinder, spike puller, spike driver, and tie adz, to grind ends of rails, remove old spikes, drive new spikes, cut ties to fit fishplates, and perform related maintenance, working as member of crew: operates single- or multiple-head spike puller to pull old spikes from tie.
- Raises rail, using hydraulic jack, to facilitate removal of old tie and installation of new tie.
- Operates tie-adzing machine to cut portion of tie so that tie plate can be inserted to hold rail.
- Drills holes through rails, tie plates, and fishplates for insertion of bolts and spike, using power drill.
- Operates single- or multiple-head spike driving machine to drive spike into tie and secure rail.
- Operates track-wrench machine to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together.
- Operates rail saw to cut rails to specified lengths.
- Operates portable grinder to grind worn ends of rails.
- Sprays ties, fishplates, and joints with oil to protect them from weather.
- May paint railroad signs, such as speed limits and gate-crossing warnings.
- May oversee workers and act as section leader.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Section Gang Worker is $60,436 a year and $29 an hour in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The average salary range for a Section Gang Worker is between $43,212 and $72,886. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Birmingham, Alabama.
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.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Section Gang Worker Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Job family population: 18,600
Estimated population of Section Gang Worker jobs: 3,305
Rate of error: 1.7%
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About Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Birmingham ( BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910, down 2% from the 2020 census, making it Alabama's third-most populous city after Huntsville and Montgomery. The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 50th-most populous in the United States. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian...
Job Summary
Description:
- Installs and repairs railroad track on specified territory of railroad, using portable grinder, spike puller, spike driver, and tie adz, to grind ends of rails, remove old spikes, drive new spikes, cut ties to fit fishplates, and perform related maintenance, working as member of crew: operates single- or multiple-head spike puller to pull old spikes from tie.
- Raises rail, using hydraulic jack, to facilitate removal of old tie and installation of new tie.
- Operates tie-adzing machine to cut portion of tie so that tie plate can be inserted to hold rail.
- Drills holes through rails, tie plates, and fishplates for insertion of bolts and spike, using power drill.
- Operates single- or multiple-head spike driving machine to drive spike into tie and secure rail.
- Operates track-wrench machine to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together.
- Operates rail saw to cut rails to specified lengths.
- Operates portable grinder to grind worn ends of rails.
- Sprays ties, fishplates, and joints with oil to protect them from weather.
- May paint railroad signs, such as speed limits and gate-crossing warnings.
- May oversee workers and act as section leader.
Section Gang Worker Job Listings for
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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National Compensation Forecast January 2024
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