ANZSCO 8216

Railway Track Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

6,400

PART-TIME SHARE

6%

FEMALE SHARE

9%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,324

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

300

About this data

Summary

Railway Track Workers lay and repair tracks for railways, tramways, quarries and mines, and install and repair signals and other equipment.

Tasks

  • Spreading and tamping ballast to provide firm foundation for sleepers
  • Cutting rails to length and grinding worn and rough rail ends
  • Placing sleepers across roadbeds, and positioning and fastening rails on sleepers
  • Drilling bolt holes, and bolting and welding rail sections
  • Removing and replacing worn and damaged rails, sleepers and switches
  • Cleaning and lubricating switches
  • Examining track, lubricating wheel bearings on rolling stock and maintaining switch signal lamps
  • Installing and repairing signals and other equipment
  • May assist with the righting of derailed rolling stock

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Railway Track Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 94% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 48 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $2,324 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $56 $43

    Industries

    Railway Track Workers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    39.0%

    Victoria

    12.1%

    Queensland

    31.7%

    South Australia

    1.7%

    Tasmania

    1.7%

    Northern Territory

    1.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.7%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Railway Track Workers All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 9% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Railway Track Workers
    15–19 5.2 1.0
    20–24 9.1 6.8
    25–34 22.7 26.0
    35–44 22.3 22.8
    45–54 20.4 19.6
    55–59 8.8 11.0
    60–64 6.5 8.8
    65 and Over 4.9 4.1

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Railway Track Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 4.4
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 6.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 36.3
    Year 12 15.9 18.3
    Year 11 4.0 6.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 21.6
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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