Vocational Programs for Crane and Tower Operators Career

The role of Crane and Tower Operators is to operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $68,040 and $33 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Crane and Tower Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 42,260 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Crane and Tower Operators is $14,657. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Crane and Tower Operators Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Crane and Tower Operators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Crane and Tower Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Crane and Tower Operators Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Crane and Tower Operators.

Related Occupations toCrane and Tower Operators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Riggers	23,870	$62,020	$30
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	24,660	$42,900	$21
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	11,400	$60,530	$29

Schools offering vocational programs for Crane and Tower Operators

The following 70 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Crane and Tower Operators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.