Occupational Employment Statistics
53-6011 Bridge and Lock Tenders
Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.
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Minnesota
| 80 | 3 | $32.60/hr | $25.61/hr | $31.71/hr | $34.30/hr | $37.10/hr | $37.10/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Public Administration | 80 | $34.39/hr |
- Inspect canal and bridge equipment, and areas, such as roadbeds, for damage or defects, reporting problems to supervisors as necessary.
- Clean and lubricate equipment, and make minor repairs and adjustments.
- Perform maintenance duties, such as sweeping, painting, and yard work to keep facilities clean and in order.
- Maintain and guard stations in bridges to check waterways for boat traffic.
- Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.
- Log data, such as water levels and weather conditions.
- Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.
- Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.
- Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.
- Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.