Hoist and Winch Operators Salary in the US
A hoist and winch operators earns a national median of $56,450 a year (mean $67,710) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #479 of 825.
How much does a hoist and winch operators earn in the US?
A hoist and winch operators in the United States earns a median of $56,450 a year (mean $67,710), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 11% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 2,600 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-7041), ranked #479 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$56,450
per year
Mean
$67,710
per year
Employment
2,600
US workers
National rank
#479
of 825 by median
What a hoist and winch operators earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a hoist and winch operators (SOC 53-7041) earns a median annual wage of $56,450 and a mean (average) of $67,710. The median is the midpoint — half of hoist and winch operators earn more and half earn less — and is 11% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a hoist and winch operators in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for hoist and winch operators is $56,450, and the mean (average) is $67,710. The median is the midpoint — half of hoist and winch operators earn more and half earn less.
- How does hoist and winch operators pay compare to the US average?
- At $56,450, a hoist and winch operators earns 11% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many hoist and winch operators are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 2,600 hoist and winch operators employed nationally (SOC 53-7041), across all industries.
- Where does this hoist and winch operators salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-7041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-7041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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