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Signal Inspector Salary
in Austin, Texas
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$71,310 (USD)
Average Salary
$34/hr
Average Hourly
$1,383
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Signal Inspector is $71,310 a year and $34 an hour in Austin, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Signal Inspector is between $50,488 and $86,285. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Austin, Texas.
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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About Austin, Texas
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Austin ( AW-stin, UK: OST-in) is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the tenth-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most populous city in the state after Dallas, San Antonio and Houston, and the second-most populous state capital city after Phoenix, the capital of Arizona. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately 80 miles (129 km) apart...
Job Summary
Description:
- Inspects, tests, and repairs electric gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment within division of railroad system: drives truck along track route and stops truck to inspect and test gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment, such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspects batteries to ensure that batteries are filled with battery water or to determine need for replacement.
- Tests signal circuit connections, using standard electrical testing equipment.
- Replaces defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.
- Cleans lenses of lamps with cloths and solvent.
- Lubricates moving parts on gate crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
- Inspects electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates to detect loose bolts, defective electrical connections and parts.
- Tightens loose bolts, using wrench, and tests circuits and connections by opening and closing gate.
- Compiles reports indicating mileage or track inspected, repairs made, and equipment requiring replacement.
- May inspect mechanical gate crossings and repair defective cables on hand-operated gates and test air lines and air cylinders on pneumatically operated gates.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Signal Inspector is $71,310 a year and $34 an hour in Austin, Texas, United States. The average salary range for a Signal Inspector is between $50,488 and $86,285. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Austin, Texas.
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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Signal Inspector Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Job family population: 6,880
Estimated population of Signal Inspector jobs: 3,283
Rate of error: 0.7%
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About Austin, Texas
Austin Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Austin ( AW-stin, UK: OST-in) is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the tenth-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most populous city in the state after Dallas, San Antonio and Houston, and the second-most populous state capital city after Phoenix, the capital of Arizona. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately 80 miles (129 km) apart...
Job Summary
Description:
- Inspects, tests, and repairs electric gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment within division of railroad system: drives truck along track route and stops truck to inspect and test gate crossings, signals, and signal equipment, such as interlocks and hotbox detectors.
- Inspects batteries to ensure that batteries are filled with battery water or to determine need for replacement.
- Tests signal circuit connections, using standard electrical testing equipment.
- Replaces defective wiring, broken lenses, or burned-out light bulbs.
- Cleans lenses of lamps with cloths and solvent.
- Lubricates moving parts on gate crossing mechanisms and swinging signals.
- Inspects electrical units of railroad grade crossing gates to detect loose bolts, defective electrical connections and parts.
- Tightens loose bolts, using wrench, and tests circuits and connections by opening and closing gate.
- Compiles reports indicating mileage or track inspected, repairs made, and equipment requiring replacement.
- May inspect mechanical gate crossings and repair defective cables on hand-operated gates and test air lines and air cylinders on pneumatically operated gates.
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ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
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