Crane and Tower Operators

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Response Orientation - The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Weigh materials to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Verify information or specifications.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Inspect material-moving equipment to detect problems.
• Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.

• Install parts, assemblies, or attachments in transportation or material handling equipment.
• Direct material handling or moving activities.
• Clean machinery or equipment.
• Load shipments, belongings, or materials.
• Inspect work to ensure standards are met.
• Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.
• Secure cargo.
• Signal others to coordinate vehicle movement.
• Record operational or production data.

• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

• Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

• Pile Driver Operators

• Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

• Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

• Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

• Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

• Dredge Operators

• Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining