Occupation
Dredge Operators
Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
$49,640 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school
O*NET 31.0 · 53-7031.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.
- 02Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually.
- 03Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.
- 04Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
- 05Start and stop engines to operate equipment.
- 06Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.
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What the posting will be called
Dredge OperatorDredger
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Knowledge the job leans on
MechanicalEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityAdministration and ManagementProduction and ProcessingMathematicsEducation and TrainingPhysics
Skills that carry over from service
Operation and ControlOperations MonitoringCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingTroubleshootingComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessEquipment Selection