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Dredge Operators - 53-7031.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Dredge Operator
  • Dredger

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
  • Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.
  • Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.
  • Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.
  • 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.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Control pumps or pumping equipment.
  • Direct material handling or moving activities.
  • Measure work site dimensions.
  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Operate excavation equipment.

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Quarrying Specialist (RC) (Army - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Dredge Operator

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Dredge Operator