Subway and Streetcar Operators

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Apprenticeship
Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers. May handle fares.

What a subway and streetcar operator does

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Become a subway and streetcar operator

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good subway and streetcar operator

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking to others.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $45 per hour with a typical salary of $90,500 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $32 and $47 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $28,900 and $95,000 per year.
  • 53% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $25 per hour with a typical salary of $26,600 per year.

Subway And Streetcar Operator job outlook

  • There are 156 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 20 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 23% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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