Crane & tower operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Crane & tower operators was $58,486 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Crane & tower operators by wage are Lodging managers, Editors, and Firstline supervisors of protective service workers, all other.
Crane & tower operators are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, Bus drivers, Driver/sales workers & truck drivers, Taxi drivers & chauffeurs, Motor vehicle operators, all other, Locomotive engineers & operators, Railroad conductors & yardmasters, Subway, streetcar, & other rail transportation workers, Ship & boat captains & operators, Sailors & marine oilers, & ship engineers, Parking lot attendants, Automotive & watercraft service attendants-, Transportation inspectors, Transportation attendants, except flight attendants, Miscellaneous transportation workers, including bridge & lock tenders & traffic technicians, Crane & tower operators, and Dredge, excavating, & loading machine operators
The top 3 locations that employ the most Crane & tower operators are Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA and Cayuga & Onondaga (South) Counties PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Crane & tower operators are Lafourche & Assumption Parishes PUMA, LA and Cayuga & Onondaga (South) Counties PUMA, NY.