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Description

Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Support
  • Independence
  • Relationships

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Work Styles

  • Independence
  • Initiative
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation

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Tasks

  • Move levers, pedals, and throttles to stop, start, and regulate speeds of hoist or winch drums in response to hand, bell, buzzer, telephone, loud-speaker, or whistle signals, or by observing dial indicators or cable marks.
  • Start engines of hoists or winches and use levers and pedals to wind or unwind cable on drums.
  • Observe equipment gauges and indicators and hand signals of other workers to verify load positions or depths.
  • Operate compressed air, diesel, electric, gasoline, or steam-driven hoists or winches to control movement of cableways, cages, derricks, draglines, loaders, railcars, or skips.
  • Move or reposition hoists, winches, loads and materials, manually or using equipment and machines such as trucks, cars, and hand trucks.

Work Activities

  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  • Handling and Moving Objects
  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Getting Information
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Detailed Work Activities

  • Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Word processing software

Abilities

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Control Precision
  • Depth Perception
  • Reaction Time

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Active Listening

Knowledge

  • Mechanical

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

National Center for Construction Education and Research

Type

Product/Equipment

Certifying Organization

National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

International Society of Arboriculture

Type

Specialty

Certifying Organization

International Fluid Power Society

Type

Advanced

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$48,400
Median (50%)$55,543
High (90%)$60,261

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level N/A
Mid Level N/A
Senior Level N/A
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 2,700 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 2,700 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -1%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of -1%

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