Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

53-7041 Hoist and Winch Operators

Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment. Exclude "Crane and Tower Operators" (53-7021).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
4,150 6.0 % $18.20 $37,860 2.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.51 $12.33 $15.72 $22.58 $31.41
Annual Wage (2) $21,870 $25,640 $32,710 $46,960 $65,330

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Support activities for water transportation 340 $28.06 $58,370
Other specialty trade contractors 300 $29.88 $62,150
Logging 180 $16.27 $33,850
Architectural and structural metals mfg. 140 $11.80 $24,540
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. 140 $19.98 $41,560

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Other specialty trade contractors 300 $29.88 $62,150
Support activities for water transportation 340 $28.06 $58,370
Metal ore mining 70 $23.35 $48,570
Highway, street, and bridge construction 50 $22.21 $46,210
Power generation and supply 140 $21.88 $45,520

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New Mexico 160 $33.13 $68,900 0.021%
Oregon 240 $18.24 $37,950 0.015%
Mississippi 130 $12.91 $26,860 0.012%
Connecticut 130 $16.52 $34,370 0.008%
Indiana 200 $19.97 $41,540 0.007%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New Mexico 160 $33.13 $68,900 0.021%
California 240 $28.62 $59,530 0.002%
Ohio 160 $20.69 $43,030 0.003%
Washington 160 $20.55 $42,750 0.006%
Minnesota 40 $20.48 $42,600 0.002%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Jacksonville, FL MSA 70 $17.31 $36,010 0.013%
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 100 $17.76 $36,930 0.011%
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 50 $15.55 $32,340 0.007%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 40 $27.53 $57,260 0.003%
Baltimore, MD PMSA 40 $19.02 $39,570 0.003%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA (7) $29.76 $61,910 (7)
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 40 $27.53 $57,260 0.003%
Baltimore, MD PMSA 40 $19.02 $39,570 0.003%
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA (7) $18.17 $37,790 (7)
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 100 $17.76 $36,930 0.011%

About November 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimate not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005