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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
53-7021 Crane and Tower Operators
Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions. Excludes "Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators" (53-7032).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 45,020 |
3.0 % |
$26.58 |
$55,280 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.18 |
$18.80 |
$25.08 |
$32.17 |
$39.71 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$31,570 |
$39,110 |
$52,170 |
$66,910 |
$82,600 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
9,510 |
1.48 |
$30.79 |
$64,040 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
2,700 |
2.93 |
$28.17 |
$58,580 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
2,580 |
0.34 |
$28.98 |
$60,290 |
| Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing |
2,310 |
2.75 |
$24.42 |
$50,790 |
| Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers |
1,940 |
0.68 |
$20.39 |
$42,410 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Remediation and Other Waste Management Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$33.93 |
$70,570 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
80 |
0.05 |
$31.36 |
$65,220 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1,680 |
0.51 |
$31.28 |
$65,060 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
9,510 |
1.48 |
$30.79 |
$64,040 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
210 |
0.05 |
$29.58 |
$61,530 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
8,110 |
0.69 |
2.15 |
$26.17 |
$54,430 |
| Louisiana |
3,110 |
1.62 |
5.04 |
$23.20 |
$48,250 |
| California |
2,900 |
0.18 |
0.57 |
$30.38 |
$63,190 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,840 |
0.49 |
1.54 |
$25.59 |
$53,220 |
| Florida |
2,210 |
0.27 |
0.84 |
$23.81 |
$49,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
3,110 |
1.62 |
5.04 |
$23.20 |
$48,250 |
| Texas |
8,110 |
0.69 |
2.15 |
$26.17 |
$54,430 |
| Alabama |
1,200 |
0.63 |
1.96 |
$24.07 |
$50,070 |
| Iowa |
950 |
0.62 |
1.93 |
$23.66 |
$49,200 |
| Indiana |
1,830 |
0.61 |
1.91 |
$25.78 |
$53,620 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
1,390 |
0.15 |
0.48 |
$48.60 |
$101,100 |
| Alaska |
100 |
0.30 |
0.95 |
$40.04 |
$83,280 |
| Hawaii |
190 |
0.30 |
0.92 |
$35.78 |
$74,430 |
| New Jersey |
740 |
0.19 |
0.58 |
$33.85 |
$70,400 |
| Washington |
1,250 |
0.41 |
1.27 |
$33.48 |
$69,640 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,700 |
0.92 |
2.87 |
$27.98 |
$58,210 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,350 |
0.56 |
1.74 |
$23.63 |
$49,150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
990 |
0.23 |
0.73 |
$30.39 |
$63,220 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
930 |
0.14 |
0.44 |
$52.69 |
$109,590 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
920 |
0.25 |
0.79 |
$20.12 |
$41,860 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
910 |
1.64 |
5.11 |
$24.67 |
$51,320 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
820 |
0.92 |
2.86 |
$26.99 |
$56,130 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
740 |
1.86 |
5.82 |
$22.75 |
$47,310 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
730 |
0.38 |
1.19 |
$31.23 |
$64,960 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
710 |
0.45 |
1.39 |
$33.64 |
$69,970 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
350 |
3.87 |
12.08 |
$22.28 |
$46,340 |
| Gary, IN Metropolitan Division |
670 |
2.52 |
7.86 |
$26.82 |
$55,780 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
250 |
2.41 |
7.53 |
$25.14 |
$52,290 |
| Decatur, AL |
120 |
2.25 |
7.01 |
$28.89 |
$60,100 |
| Mobile, AL |
390 |
2.24 |
7.00 |
$27.51 |
$57,230 |
| Lafayette, LA |
440 |
2.16 |
6.72 |
$22.86 |
$47,550 |
| Saginaw, MI |
180 |
2.14 |
6.67 |
$27.31 |
$56,810 |
| Owensboro, KY |
100 |
2.14 |
6.66 |
$23.15 |
$48,160 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
740 |
1.86 |
5.82 |
$22.75 |
$47,310 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
910 |
1.64 |
5.11 |
$24.67 |
$51,320 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
930 |
0.14 |
0.44 |
$52.69 |
$109,590 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$43.83 |
$91,160 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
40 |
0.24 |
0.75 |
$43.71 |
$90,910 |
| Anchorage, AK |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$43.09 |
$89,630 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$41.32 |
$85,940 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
120 |
0.26 |
0.82 |
$38.55 |
$80,180 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
30 |
0.04 |
0.11 |
$37.77 |
$78,560 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
380 |
0.33 |
1.02 |
$36.59 |
$76,100 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
60 |
0.19 |
0.61 |
$35.04 |
$72,880 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$33.93 |
$70,580 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
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United States Department of Labor
