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Rail and Rolling Stock Builders and Repairers

Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers erect, fit, assemble and repair rolling stock parts and sub-assemblies, and test and adjust new engines for trains.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£21,446
£33,189
£54,621

New workers start around £21,446. Normal pay is £33,189 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £54,621.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 9,437 vacancies for this type of job

6.82%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Maintains record of repairs and maintenance carried out.

  • Oils and greases train engines.

  • Inspects and tests new and repaired machinery for conformity with standards and specifications.

  • Examines rolling stock for defects, removes, replaces and repairs faulty parts.

  • Fits and assembles parts and/or metal sub-assemblies to make train engines.

  • Examines drawings and specifications to determine appropriate methods and sequence of operations.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Machinery

  • Field Service Management

  • Agricultural Equipment

  • Hoisting

  • Electromechanics

  • Heavy Equipment

  • Agriculture

  • Construction

  • Electricity

  • Hydraulics

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Customer Service

  • Diagnostic Skills

  • Sales

  • Management

  • Self-Motivation

  • Detail Oriented

  • Problem Solving

  • Record Keeping

  • Verbal Communication Skills

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Mechanical Engineering

University of Leeds

BEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Leeds · 2024-2025

Tariff points: 144/165

Mechanical Engineering

Cardiff University

MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Cardiff · 2024-2025

Tariff points: N/A

Engineering

Lancaster University

MEng (Hon) · 4 Years · Full-time · Lancaster · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 144/144

Mechanical Engineering

University Centre Farnborough

HND · 1 Year · Full-time · Farnborough · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 48/48

Mechanical Engineering

Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)

HND · 2 Years · Full-time · Crawley · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 80/144

Mechanical Engineering

University of the West of Scotland

MEng (Hon) · 1-4 Years · Full-time · Paisley · 2023-2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Mechanical Engineering

Heriot-Watt University

MEng (Hon) · 5 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 2024-2025

Tariff points: N/A

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