SOC Code 53-7041 - Hoist and Winch Operators

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Hoist and Winch Operators (SOC 53-7041) is a 2018 SOC detailed occupation with about 4,800 U.S. jobs and a mean annual wage of $62,690 (May 2025 OEWS).

Key facts for SOC 53-7041

Code
53-7041
O*NET® code
53-7041.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Hoist and Winch Operators
Employment
4,800 in the United States
Hourly wage
$30.14 average
Annual wage
$62,690 average
Extended SOC
1 O*NET® occupation
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC. Wages and employment: May 2025 OEWS

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.

Classification scope for SOC 53-7041

Included examples, work this classification places in another SOC code.

Included examples

Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrative examples for this SOC code.

  • Hoist Operator
  • Winch Derrick Operator
  • Winch Operator

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

Where SOC 53-7041 sits in the hierarchy

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

1 occupation

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

Career video for Hoist and Winch Operators

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Using SOC 53-7041

Use SOC 53-7041, Hoist and Winch Operators, when that is the work performed. A more specific O*NET® occupation, when listed, is an Extended SOC code inside this SOC code.

What do Hoist and Winch Operators do?

Operate or tend hoists or winches to lift and pull loads using power-operated cable equipment.

How much do Hoist and Winch Operators earn?

May 2025 OEWS reports a mean annual wage of $62,690 and a mean hourly wage of $30.14 for this occupation.

How many people work as Hoist and Winch Operators in the U.S.?

May 2025 OEWS estimates 4,800 U.S. jobs in SOC 53-7041, Hoist and Winch Operators.

Is SOC 53-7041 the same as an O*NET® code?

The official code is the six-digit SOC code 53-7041. Each O*NET® occupation is a child page of that code. 53-7041.00 Hoist and Winch Operators is the .00 O*NET® child page for this SOC code.

Sources for SOC 53-7041

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
  • Wage and employment data U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. BLS OEWS

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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