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Railcar Repairman
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What they do
A Transportation Maintenance Worker provides maintenance for highway systems and state and local roads, including repairs to pavement, bridges, signs and signals; assists with clearing roads.
$52,357 / year median in Minnesota
+13% projected growth
Job Description
Railcar Repairman (Carman) Repairs, modifies, and upgrades rail cars.
Rebuilds car components:
bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors. Welds (10-30% of time), fabricates, and uses a cutting torch. Performs mechanical labor (frequently- 95% of time).
- vary slightly by location): standing, hearing, and seeing for 8 or 10 hours; handling for 6 hours; walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and fingering for 5 hours; reaching below waist, twisting, and feeling for 2 hours; sitting, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching over head, and talking for 1 hour.
Frequently:
standing, kneeling, stretching, reaching, gripping tools or objects, and bending at the waist.Regularly:
walking, crouching, and twisting while standing.Occasionally:
sitting, crawling, and twisting while sitting for 1 hour or less.Lifting:
car parts from 1-80 lbs. throughout the day (lifting 10-25 lbs. frequently; 25-50 lbs. regularly; over 50 lbs. occasionally). Wrenches weighing up to 10 lbs. to tighten bolts (occasionally- 4 hours).
Pulling:
10-25 lbs. frequently; 25-50 lbs. regularly; over 50 lbs. occasionally; carrying 50-75 lbs.Qualifications Knowledge:
mechanical skills.Skills:
welding and cutting.Mental factors:
decision-making and reasoning; intermediate (such as determining when parts should be repaired); planning and scheduling- limited; compiling/classifying/gathering information
- intermediate; short-term memory
- intermediate.