Also called: Tower Crane Jumping Crew Member, Crane Erection Technician
Assembles, raises and takes apart the giant tower cranes on skyscraper sites, adding new tower sections as the building grows.
You and your crew bolt a new 20-foot tower section into a crane 400 feet up while a mobile crane holds it steady. On “jump day” you hydraulically lift the whole top of the crane higher so it can keep building.
Estimated; union big-city rates with overtime.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Ironworker or crane apprenticeship plus erection training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Ironworking (apprenticeship).
Growing about average. Follows high-rise and data center construction.
Low risk for 10 years. Each crane assembly is risky, custom work at height that robots cannot do soon.
Classes: Physics, Welding or metal shop, Construction tech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2221.
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