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Employment Percentage
18.42105263
SOC ID
53-7031
SOC Title
Dredge Operators
ONET ID
53-7031.00
ONET Concat ID
53703100
Median Salary
58764.3
Ed Level High School
87.150002
Ed Level Certificate
8.58
Ed Level Some College
4.27
Ed Level Associates
0
Ed Level Bachelors
0
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a high school diploma or less
Career Description
Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
Core Tasks
  • Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.
  • Start and stop engines to operate equipment.
  • Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually.
  • Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.
  • Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.
  • Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
Start Annual Earnings
25046.3
Top Annual Earnings
133489.26
EMSI Career Title Slug
dredge-operator