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SMART Local 78 jobs in Little Rock, AR
Hall: Little Rock, AR · Railroad Mechanical Workers
Direct-hire railroad mechanical workers openings around Little Rock, AR that a SMART Local 78 member can work, with the local's published journeyman scale and apprentice steps below.
SMART Local 78 pay scale
Journeyman base wage $33.10/hr effective 10/21/22 — roughly $66,200 a year at full-time hours. Rates change each CBA cycle; confirm with the hall before relying on them.
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Local 78 apprentice pay scale
A Local 78 apprentice in Little Rock, AR starts at roughly $14.90 an hour — about 45% of the $33.10 journeyman scale — and steps up each period, reaching around $24.83 an hour by the fourth year and full scale on turning out. These are the standard percentage steps of scale, not a wage sheet Local 78 has published; confirm the exact schedule with the JATC.
| Period | Share of scale | Hourly | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st period (year 1) | 45% of scale | $14.90 / hour | $29,790 |
| 2nd period (year 2) | 55% of scale | $18.21 / hour | $36,410 |
| 3rd period (year 3) | 65% of scale | $21.52 / hour | $43,030 |
| 4th period (year 4) | 75% of scale | $24.83 / hour | $49,650 |
| 5th period (year 5) | 85% of scale | $28.14 / hour | $56,270 |
| Journeyman (turned out) | 100% of scale | $33.10 / hour | $66,200 |
Standard percentage steps applied to the journeyman rate effective 10/21/22 — some programs run four periods rather than five, and fringe contributions differ by period. Apprenticeship applications go through the local's JATC, not through Gulfstream. See national union wage research.