Jobs / Physical work / 53-7031.00
Dredge Operators
Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
- US jobs
- 1,040
- Median wage
- $49,640 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
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- Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.
- 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.
- Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.
- Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.
- Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
Other job titles for this occupation (11)
Dredge Operator · Dredger · Dredge Boat Engineer · Dredge Deckhand · Dredge Engineer · Dredge Hand · Dredge Lever Operator · Dredge Mate · Dredge Worker · Dredgemaster · Hydraulic Leverman