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Railcar Repair (Carman)
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Source: BNSF Careers (jobs.bnsf.com)
Pay & demand for Rail Car Repairers in Louisiana
This listing pays about $84,542/yr (midpoint) — around the 91st percentile for Rail Car Repairers in Lafayette metro: top ~10% of earners.
- Median pay
- $47,970/yr
- Typical range
- $47,360 – $58,680
- Average pay
- $53,550/yr
- Employed in Louisiana
- 190
- Share of LA jobs
- 0.10 per 1,000
Typical path: HS diploma + mechanical/railroad shop training
Living in Lafayette, LA
- Median rent
- $954/mo
- Median home value
- $206,900
- Median household income
- $60,910/yr
- Population
- 410,883
A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 7.4 months of median rent here.
HUD fair market rent (FY2026, Lafayette Parish): $898/mo 1BR · $1,019/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 14% of this job's monthly midpoint pay.
Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, 2025 annual estimates, occupation 493043 — Rail Car Repairers. Percentile is an estimate for comparison, not a guarantee. Cost-of-living figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates. Fair market rents: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2026.