DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	6	N/A	$9.33/hr	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minnesota	110	9	$39.74/hr	$3.58/hr	$20.77/hr	$26.69/hr	$44.97/hr	$49.38/hr	$52.02/hr
U S	4,800	379	$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.

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	330	$21.55/hr	4.4%
Riggers	N/A	$20.72/hr	N/A
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	N/A	$21.81/hr	11.3%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	N/A	$24.28/hr	10.2%
Crane and Tower Operators	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Operates equipment, such as hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom, to lift and pull loads and materials.
• Repairs, maintains, and adjusts equipment, using hand tools.
• Moves or repositions hoists, winches, loads, and materials, manually or using equipment and machines such as trucks, cars, and handtrucks.
• Tends auxiliary equipment, such as jacks, slings, cables, or stop blocks, to facilitate moving items or materials for further processing.
• Attaches, fastens, and disconnects cables or lines to loads and materials, using hand tools.
• Climbs ladder to facilitate positioning and setup of vehicle-mounted derrick.
• Selects loads or materials according to weight and size specifications.
• Observes equipment gauges and indicators and hand signals to verify depth of materials, instruments, or position of load.
• Starts engine of hoist or winch to move loads or materials, using controls such as levers, pedals, and buttons.