Vocational Programs for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers Career

The role of Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers is to drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $57,580 and $28 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 2,430 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers. Total 5 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Railroad and Railway Transportation	5	-	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers.

Related Occupations toRail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	206K	$50,830	$24
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Rail Car Repairers	19,480	$65,690	$32
Signal and Track Switch Repairers	9,200	$81,810	$39
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,044K	$55,990	$27
Locomotive Engineers	32,390	$75,870	$36
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	13,610	$62,840	$30
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	46,490	$72,220	$35
Subway and Streetcar Operators	14,860	$77,370	$37
Ship Engineers	8,860	$100,550	$48
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11,400	$60,530	$29

Schools offering vocational programs for Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

The following 4 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.