Occupational Employment Statistics
53-7041 Hoist and Winch Operators
Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment. Excludes “Crane and Tower Operators" (53-7021).
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 40 | 10 | $36.67/hr | $20.91/hr | $25.77/hr | $32.04/hr | $50.75/hr | $50.76/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturing | 20 | $25.77/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 90 | $50.75/hr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
| 7,960 | $32.16/hr | 4.6% |
Logging Equipment Operators
| 350 | $23.71/hr | 16.8% |
Crane and Tower Operators
| 280 | $32.30/hr | 4.0% |
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
| 690 | $31.27/hr | 6.9% |
Helpers--Extraction Workers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
| 830 | $24.07/hr | 3.9% |
Dredge Operators
| N/A | $39.95/hr | N/A |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 4,170 | $19.54/hr | -2.3% |
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
| 390 | $22.23/hr | 6.8% |
- Attach, fasten, and disconnect cables or lines to loads, materials, and equipment, using hand tools.
- Start engines of hoists or winches and use levers and pedals to wind or unwind cable on drums.
- Signal and assist other workers loading or unloading materials.
- 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.
- Apply hand or foot brakes and move levers to lock hoists or winches.
- Tend auxiliary equipment, such as jacks, slings, cables, or stop blocks, to facilitate moving items or materials for further processing.
- Move or reposition hoists, winches, loads and materials, manually or using equipment and machines such as trucks, cars, and hand trucks.
- Select loads or materials according to weight and size specifications.
- Operate compressed air, diesel, electric, gasoline, or steam-driven hoists or winches to control movement of cableways, cages, derricks, draglines, loaders, railcars, or skips.
- Observe equipment gauges and indicators and hand signals of other workers to verify load positions or depths.