Crane Operators
Job description
These individuals operate cranes or excavators. They lift, move, and set up machinery, equipment, and other large objects. They work for:
- Construction sites
- Ports
- Stations
- Surface mines
Environment
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
Main tasks
- Carry out inspections before executing work.
- Calculate crane capacity in preparation for hitching and lifting.
- Operate equipment used for various purposes (driving piles into the ground, loading and unloading vessels, moving objects and materials, etc.).
Advancement and mobility
- Qualified Self-Propelled and Tower Crane Operators obtain a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Standards Examination.
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2019 to 2021.- Minimum
- $20.75
- Median
- $30.00
- Maximum
- $44.00
Job prospects for 2021-2025
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Job prospects for 2021-2025
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2020
All of Québec
2,500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 1.6% Female
- 98.4% Male
Not available.
- 1.6% Female
- 98.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
All of Québec
$73,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2341% of jobs
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NAICS 33117% of jobs
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NAICS 419% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
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NAICS 536% of jobs
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Others21% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2341% of jobs
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NAICS 33117% of jobs
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NAICS 419% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 496% of jobs
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NAICS 536% of jobs
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Others21% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
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Code : 5248
Placement rate: 81.2%
2.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Certificate of qualification.
Sometimes required
- A Class 1 driver’s licence may be required for driving on public roads.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Operations and control
- Monitoring operations
- Critical thought
- Information processing
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
Abilities
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Depth perception
- Distance vision
- Speed control
- Reaction time
- Awareness of issues
- Hand-arm stability
- Selective attention
- Manual dexterity
- Response orientation
- Near vision
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Oral comprehension
- Colour perception and distinction
- Perception speed
- Speech recognition
- Visualization
- Digital dexterity
- Information organization
- Spatial orientation
- Time sharing
- Deductive reasoning
- Tolerance to bright light
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
- Patience
Interests
- Work in transportation and maintenance
- Work manually
- Work outdoors
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 7371
Crane operators
Job titles
- Dragline crane operator
- Wrecking crane operator
- Construction crane operator
- Crane operator
- Crane hoist operator
- Crane operator apprentice
- Mobile crane apprentice operator
- Tractor crane operator
- Electric dragline operator
- Floating crane operator
- Mobile crane operator
- Truck crane operator
- Crawler crane operator
- Monorail crane operator
- Electric monorail crane operator
- Locomotive craneman
- Walking bridge crane operator
- Bridge crane operator
- Pile driving crane operator
- Cinder crane operator
- Hot metal crane operator
- Drilling rig crane operator
- Crane and hoisting equipment operator
- Railway car puller - crane
- Rigger (except shipbuilding and aircraft assembly)
- Climbing crane operator
- Boom crane operator
- Boom truck crane operator
- Gantry crane operator
- Electric gantry crane operator
- Cantilever crane operator
- Tower crane operator
- Climbing tower crane operator
- Ship crane operator
- Electric crane operator
- Mechanical hoist operator
- Electrical equipment operator - derrick
- Hoist operator - foundry
- Hoist operator (except underground mining)
- Boom truck hoist operator
- Ladle crane operator
- Skip operator
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: July 4, 2022
