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“Dredger” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-7031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,530.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 1,760 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dredge Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Dredge Operators
- Dredge Operator
- Operating Engineer
- Leverman
- Dredger
- Dredgemaster
- Dredge Worker
- Dredge Mate
- Dredge Lever Operator
- Dredge Hand
- Dredge Engineer
- Dredge Deckhand
- Dredge Captain
- Dredge Boat Engineer
- Crane Operator
Tasks for “Dredger”
- Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.
- Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
- Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.
- Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Vacuum gauges
- Firefighting hoses
- Mobile radios
- Fathometer sonar equipment
- Weed harvesters
- Socket wrench sets
- Water quality samplers
- Heavy duty dump trucks
- Pneumatic impact wrenches
- Davit cranes
- Front end loaders
- Anchor winches
- Hydraulic suction dredges
- Power winches
- Rescue boats
- Dragline cranes
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Self-propelled dredges
- Tractor-trailer trucks
- Grease dispensing guns
- Cutting torches
- Rescue rings
- Soil particle size testers
- Crawler dozers
- Pickup trucks
- Mechanical dredges
- Density meters
- Ratchet sets
- Velocity meters
- Chainsaws
- Clamshell buckets
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Life jackets
- HYPACK DREDGEPACK
- Data entry software
- Teledyne Odom Hydrographic ODOM eChart
- Web browser software
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Trimble HYDROpro
- Programmable logic controller PLC software