Hoist and Winch Operators (53-7041)

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

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2018 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
32	21	65.6	33.3	33.3

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	10
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	6
UI claimants previously working in occupation	13

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	28
Number of job position postings	17
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	1.6

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