WASHINGTON — “Safety inspector,” “safety specialist,” and “program analyst” are three job classifications Federal Railroad Administration officials say they have more than 100 slots for nationwide to fill as they search for qualified applicants.
In a recent statement from the FRA, about 20-percent of the job vacancies to be filled are related to the railroad industry’s implementation of positive train control, but all posts are tasked with ensuring rail safety.
The safety inspector position, for instance, has a posted pay band of $73,375 to $95,388 per year with seven positions in Connecticut and downstate New York and is responsible for enforcing operating rules and practices, conducting drug tests, and seeking “corrections for unsafe conditions.”
The program analyst position, however, has a pay band of $63,036 to $126,062 for work in Washington, D.C., on railroad safety information systems.
