Hoist and Winch Operators

Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	120	$46,100	$22.16
Arkansas	30	$37,100	$17.84
California		$70,310	$33.81
Florida	50	$51,460	$24.74
Georgia	150	$45,080	$21.67
Illinois	240	$100,540	$48.34
Indiana	60	$54,050	$25.99
Maryland	70	$69,290	$33.31
Michigan		$42,170	$20.28
Minnesota	120	$82,410	$39.62
Missouri	50	$41,990	$20.19
New Jersey	280	$44,920	$21.60
New Mexico	50	$74,240	$35.69
New York	130	$52,350	$25.17
North Carolina	80	$39,860	$19.17
Oregon	140	$53,480	$25.71
Tennessee	40	$40,720	$19.58
Texas	150	$55,970	$26.91
Washington	200	$61,010	$29.33
West Virginia	50	$54,340	$26.13

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate and maintain a variety of heavy equipment, such as a crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, shovels, rigging devices, hoists, and jacks. Includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, and backfiling, clearing and excavating.