Is Amtrak engineer a good job?

Great place to work depending on crew base and management Great company overall, great pay, great benefits and everyday is different. As a new comer you'll have no work life balance until you get some seniority. You will spend a lot of time away from home & family.



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Work Environment The conditions of work for engineers are governed by the type of job. The yard engineer generally works a standard 40-hour week, in one location. The road engineer, while on the extra board, may work irregular hours and be on call for 24 hours, seven days a week.

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Neither the conductor nor the engineer is allowed to sleep on the train. They must be awake and alert throughout their entire shift. So, where do they sleep? After their shift, conductors and engineers sleep either at home or in a motel at an away terminal.

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At Amtrak, the highest paid job is a Group Product Manager at $221,929 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $51,308 annually. Average Amtrak salaries by department include: Design at $113,302, Legal at $149,363, Business Development at $113,674, and Finance at $90,382.

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As of Sep 26, 2023, the average hourly pay for an Amtrak in the United States is $22.05 an hour. While ZipRecruiter is seeing hourly wages as high as $36.54 and as low as $9.62, the majority of Amtrak wages currently range between $17.07 (25th percentile) to $25.00 (75th percentile) across the United States.

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In north America, freight locomotives have a toilet in the nose of the cab. This is a rather clean example of such.

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New locomotives (mostly) have heated and air conditioned cabs, a cooler (usually still ice cooled), and a toilet in the nose.

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