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 0.98% as an H1B industry with 729 employees hired as of 2024

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.	86	$79,763
Union Pacific Railroad Company	86	$87,137
Illinois Central Railroad Company	43	$84,756
Soo Line Railroad Company	38	$94,473
Norfolk Southern Corporation	37	$94,352
Kansas City Southern Railway Company	24	$88,939
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (amtrak)	18	$83,946
Bnsf Railway Company	3	$97,278

Top Line-Haul Railroads Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Software Developers, Applications	350	$91,216
Operations Research Analysts	48	$65,995
Computer Systems Analysts	29	$85,124
Software Developers, Systems Software	23	$104,329
Computer Occupations, All Other	22	$97,558
Civil Engineers	16	$77,338
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 75 in 2023.

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 2023 with an average salary of $108,062, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.