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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
53-7041 Hoist and Winch Operators
Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment. Excludes “Crane and Tower Operators” (53-7021).
National estimates for Hoist and Winch Operators
Industry profile for Hoist and Winch Operators
Geographic profile for Hoist and Winch Operators
National estimates for Hoist and Winch Operators:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Hoist and Winch Operators:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,230 |
6.6 % |
$ 31.64 |
$ 65,810 |
3.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Hoist and Winch Operators:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.23 |
$ 19.47 |
$ 26.90 |
$ 45.01 |
$ 53.59 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 33,760 |
$ 40,490 |
$ 55,950 |
$ 93,630 |
$ 111,470 |
Industry profile for Hoist and Winch Operators:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Hoist and Winch Operators are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Hoist and Winch Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Hoist and Winch Operators:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation |
310 |
0.32 |
$ 31.09 |
$ 64,660 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
220 |
0.24 |
$ 15.24 |
$ 31,700 |
| Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation |
150 |
0.37 |
$ 45.52 |
$ 94,690 |
| Coal Mining |
90 |
0.21 |
$ 30.30 |
$ 63,030 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
80 |
0.06 |
$ 18.53 |
$ 38,550 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Hoist and Winch Operators:
Top paying industries for Hoist and Winch Operators:
Geographic profile for Hoist and Winch Operators:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Hoist and Winch Operators are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Hoist and Winch Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Hoist and Winch Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
280 |
0.05 |
3.19 |
$ 51.99 |
$ 108,130 |
| Hawaii |
170 |
0.27 |
18.64 |
$ 47.13 |
$ 98,030 |
| New York |
160 |
0.02 |
1.14 |
$ 45.45 |
$ 94,530 |
| Washington |
150 |
0.04 |
2.88 |
$ 27.93 |
$ 58,100 |
| Minnesota |
100 |
0.04 |
2.40 |
$ 40.71 |
$ 84,680 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hoist and Winch Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
170 |
0.27 |
18.64 |
$ 47.13 |
$ 98,030 |
| Alaska |
50 |
0.14 |
9.87 |
$ 22.46 |
$ 46,720 |
| West Virginia |
80 |
0.12 |
8.32 |
$ 27.03 |
$ 56,220 |
| Idaho |
60 |
0.07 |
4.95 |
$ 25.77 |
$ 53,600 |
| Illinois |
280 |
0.05 |
3.19 |
$ 51.99 |
$ 108,130 |
Top paying states for Hoist and Winch Operators:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
280 |
0.05 |
3.19 |
$ 51.99 |
$ 108,130 |
| Hawaii |
170 |
0.27 |
18.64 |
$ 47.13 |
$ 98,030 |
| New York |
160 |
0.02 |
1.14 |
$ 45.45 |
$ 94,530 |
| Minnesota |
100 |
0.04 |
2.40 |
$ 40.71 |
$ 84,680 |
| Maryland |
90 |
0.03 |
2.37 |
$ 36.92 |
$ 76,790 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Hoist and Winch Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
150 |
0.33 |
22.81 |
$ 47.01 |
$ 97,780 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
130 |
0.01 |
0.91 |
$ 49.62 |
$ 103,210 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
110 |
0.05 |
3.53 |
$ 28.10 |
$ 58,450 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
90 |
0.05 |
3.33 |
$ 41.27 |
$ 85,850 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
80 |
0.06 |
4.27 |
$ 35.81 |
$ 74,480 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
50 |
0.02 |
1.16 |
$ 22.95 |
$ 47,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hoist and Winch Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
150 |
0.33 |
22.81 |
$ 47.01 |
$ 97,780 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
80 |
0.06 |
4.27 |
$ 35.81 |
$ 74,480 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
110 |
0.05 |
3.53 |
$ 28.10 |
$ 58,450 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
90 |
0.05 |
3.33 |
$ 41.27 |
$ 85,850 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
50 |
0.02 |
1.16 |
$ 22.95 |
$ 47,740 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
130 |
0.01 |
0.91 |
$ 49.62 |
$ 103,210 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Hoist and Winch Operators:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
130 |
0.01 |
0.91 |
$ 49.62 |
$ 103,210 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
150 |
0.33 |
22.81 |
$ 47.01 |
$ 97,780 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
90 |
0.05 |
3.33 |
$ 41.27 |
$ 85,850 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
80 |
0.06 |
4.27 |
$ 35.81 |
$ 74,480 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
110 |
0.05 |
3.53 |
$ 28.10 |
$ 58,450 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
50 |
0.02 |
1.16 |
$ 22.95 |
$ 47,740 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 18.53 |
$ 38,550 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Hoist and Winch Operators:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hoist and Winch Operators:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Hoist and Winch Operators:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
