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The average pay for a Yard Engineer is UYU 681,029 a year and UYU 327 an hour in Uruguay. The average salary range for a Yard Engineer is between UYU 491,022 and UYU 818,597. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Uruguay.
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 2031:
UYU 860,117
5 Year Change:
26 %
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Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the m...
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Yard Engineer is UYU 681,029 a year and UYU 327 an hour in Uruguay. The average salary range for a Yard Engineer is between UYU 491,022 and UYU 818,597. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Uruguay.
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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View our ProductsYard Engineer Job Description
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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About Uruguay
Uruguay Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the m...
Yard Engineer Job Description
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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