|Quick Facts: Subway and Streetcar Operators| |2010 Median Pay||
$56,880 per year $27.35 per hour |Entry-Level Education||High
school diploma or equivalent| |Work Experience in a Related
Occupation||None| |On-the-job Training||Moderate-term on-the-job
training| |Number of Jobs, 2010||6,500| |Job Outlook,
2010-20||10% (About as fast as average)| |Employment Change,
2010-20||600| Subway and streetcar operators transport
passengers in urban and suburban areas. The vehicles they drive
travel underground, on above-ground and elevated tracks, on
streets, or on separate tracks. Almost all subway and streetcar
operators work for local governments that run transit systems
within their jurisdiction. Most work full time. Operators need a
high school diploma or equivalent and several months of on-the-
job training to enter the occupation. The median annual wage of
subway and streetcar operators was $56,880 in May 2010.
Employment of subway and streetcar operators is projected to
grow 10 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as