DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-7041 Hoist and Winch Operators

Occupational Description:
Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment. Excludes ?Crane and Tower Operators? (53-7021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 1109$39.74/hr$3.58/hr$20.77/hr$26.69/hr$44.97/hr$49.38/hr$52.02/hr
U S 4,800379$30.82/hr$1.23/hr$15.09/hr$19.42/hr$29.36/hr$39.46/hr$49.93/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Hoist and Winch Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 110 $44.97/hr -3.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 100 $44.96/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators10,240$33.03/hr5.1%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,730$20.65/hr0.6%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators840$28.91/hr6.9%
Crane and Tower Operators460$26.04/hr5.2%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters190$18.04/hr3.8%
Riggers190$24.87/hr2.5%
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons20$24.66/hrN/A
Tasks for Hoist and Winch Operators