Rail equipment operator vs senior operator

The differences between rail equipment operators and senior operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior operator has an average salary of $85,677, which is higher than the $53,402 average annual salary of a rail equipment operator.

The top three skills for a rail equipment operator include OSHA, rail yard and . The most important skills for a senior operator are safety procedures, math, and powerpoint.

Rail equipment operator vs senior operator overview

	Rail Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Yearly salary	$53,402	$85,677
Hourly rate	$25.67	$41.19
Growth rate	4%	7%
Number of jobs	41,857	45,548
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	47	43
Years of experience	-	4

Rail equipment operator vs senior operator salary

Rail equipment operators and senior operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rail Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Average salary	$53,402	$85,677
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $91,000	Between $54,000 And $135,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between rail equipment operator and senior operator education

There are a few differences between a rail equipment operator and a senior operator in terms of educational background:

	Rail Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Biology	Business
Most common college	-	Stanford University

Rail equipment operator vs senior operator demographics

Here are the differences between rail equipment operators' and senior operators' demographics:

	Rail Equipment Operator	Senior Operator
Average age	47	43
Gender ratio	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%	Male, 72.8% Female, 27.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Asian, 1.9% White, 74.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 17.0% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 2.6% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	12%	4%

Differences between rail equipment operator and senior operator duties and responsibilities

Rail equipment operator example responsibilities.

Need method to proactively manage the business improving cross-functional collaboration & KPI visibility.
Lead compression shift of twenty-one operators and supporting staff in daily operations of manufacturing generic prescription medications in a GMP setting.
Create comprehensive written reports and PowerPoint presentations that show information in an interactive form during monthly staff meetings.

Senior operator example responsibilities.

Measure and inspect parts with calipers, scale, MRP, leads, micrometers and taper.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Operate QC testing equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
Experience with MVS and JES2 command sets, the weekly shutdown and initial power load of production systems.
Assist in migration to the LAN environment, perform quality control and JCL setup and interface with user and vendor communities.
Train with TSO, JES2, and UCC7.

Rail equipment operator vs senior operator skills

Common rail equipment operator skills

OSHA, 83%
Rail Yard, 17%

Common senior operator skills

Safety Procedures, 17%
Math, 8%
PowerPoint, 7%
Windows, 5%
Logistics, 5%
CDL, 5%

Rail Equipment Operator vs. similar jobs

Rail Equipment Operator related careers

Rail Equipment Operator related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Transportation Industry
Rail Equipment Operator
Rail Equipment Operator vs Senior Operator

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse transportation jobs