Also called: Platform Crane Operator
Lifts supplies between pitching supply boats and oil platforms.
Offshore crane operators lift containers off a supply boat bobbing in the waves below, timing every lift with the swell.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 3 years after high school. Crane certification plus offshore experience.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Crane Operation (certificate).
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Motion-compensated and partly automated cranes help, but timing lifts off pitching supply boats still needs operators.
Classes: Physics, Shop class, Driver's ed.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-7021.
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