Helps the crane operator by maintaining, fueling, and setting up the crane.
You grease the crane, help assemble boom sections, and learn the controls under a veteran operator.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Operating engineers apprenticeship entry role.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Operating Engineers Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Oilers fuel, grease and rig cranes alongside the operator; it's the hands-on path into a well-paid career.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to crane rental companies for oiler or crane helper jobs
Classes: Auto or diesel CTE, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-7021.
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