H1B Visa Data for Line-Haul Railroads : Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Line-Haul Railroads (NAICS code 482111) has an average growth rate of 0.05% as an H1B industry with 786 employees hired as of 2025

Top Line-Haul Railroads Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
National Railroad Passenger Corporation	123	$107,153
Union Pacific Railroad	114	$74,393
Csx Transportation, Inc.	87	$80,023
Union Pacific Railroad Company	87	$87,022
Illinois Central Railroad Company	43	$84,756
Norfolk Southern Corporation	38	$93,528
Soo Line Railroad Company	38	$94,473
Kansas City Southern Railway Company	25	$87,481
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (amtrak)	18	$83,946
Bnsf Railway Company	4	$94,747

Top Line-Haul Railroads Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Software Developers, Applications	350	$91,216
Operations Research Analysts	50	$66,726
Computer Systems Analysts	29	$85,124
Software Developers, Systems Software	23	$104,329
Computer Occupations, All Other	22	$97,558
Civil Engineers	17	$78,809
Mechanical Engineers	13	$78,831
Management Analysts	7	$83,704
Electrical Engineers	7	$79,079
Network And Computer Systems Administrators	7	$69,965

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Line-haul Railroads industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 16 employees were hired. They peaked in 2019 with 99 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 16 in 2025.

The Line-haul Railroads industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $68,920. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $119,138, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.