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Locomotive Crane Operator Salary
in Bridgewater, New Jersey

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$68,492 (USD)

Average Salary

$33/hr

Average Hourly

$1,315

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Locomotive Crane Operator is $68,492 a year and $33 an hour in Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States. The average salary range for a Locomotive Crane Operator is between $49,314 and $82,327. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$76,934
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Bridgewater, New Jersey

Bridgewater Cost of Living Score:

Description: Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the heart of the Raritan Valley region. Situated within Central New Jersey and crisscrossed by several major highways, the township is known for being both the regional commercial hub for Somerset County (home to Bridgewater Commons and different corporate headquarters) and as a suburban bedroom community of New York City within the New York Metropolitan Area. The township is located roughly 32 miles (51 km) away from Manhattan and about 20 miles (32 km) away from Staten Island. Bridgewater Township was created by...
Description:
  • Operates crane that travels on railroad tracks to lift and move objects: starts gasoline or diesel engine.
  • Pushes pedals and pulls levers to move, control speed, and stop crane, turn crane boom, and raise or lower cables attached to load.
  • Inspects and compares weight of load with lifting capacity of crane to ensure against overloading crane.
  • Moves controls to move and position load by sight or at direction of laborer, hoisting.
  • Inspects cables and grappling devices for wear.
  • May install or replace cables.
  • May perform maintenance tasks, such as oiling machine.
  • May direct helpers engaged in placing blocking and outrigging under crane when lifting loads.
  • May operate crane in which hoisting mechanism is pneumatically powered.
  • May be designated by type of power unit as diesel-locomotive-crane operator; electric-locomotive-crane operator; gasoline-locomotive-crane operator.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Locomotive Crane Operator is $68,492 a year and $33 an hour in Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States. The average salary range for a Locomotive Crane Operator is between $49,314 and $82,327. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Locomotive Crane Operator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Crane and Tower Operators

Job family population: 42,260

Estimated population of Locomotive Crane Operator jobs: 1,706

Rate of error: 2.8%

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Bridgewater Cost of Living Score:

Description: Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the heart of the Raritan Valley region. Situated within Central New Jersey and crisscrossed by several major highways, the township is known for being both the regional commercial hub for Somerset County (home to Bridgewater Commons and different corporate headquarters) and as a suburban bedroom community of New York City within the New York Metropolitan Area. The township is located roughly 32 miles (51 km) away from Manhattan and about 20 miles (32 km) away from Staten Island. Bridgewater Township was created by...
Description:
  • Operates crane that travels on railroad tracks to lift and move objects: starts gasoline or diesel engine.
  • Pushes pedals and pulls levers to move, control speed, and stop crane, turn crane boom, and raise or lower cables attached to load.
  • Inspects and compares weight of load with lifting capacity of crane to ensure against overloading crane.
  • Moves controls to move and position load by sight or at direction of laborer, hoisting.
  • Inspects cables and grappling devices for wear.
  • May install or replace cables.
  • May perform maintenance tasks, such as oiling machine.
  • May direct helpers engaged in placing blocking and outrigging under crane when lifting loads.
  • May operate crane in which hoisting mechanism is pneumatically powered.
  • May be designated by type of power unit as diesel-locomotive-crane operator; electric-locomotive-crane operator; gasoline-locomotive-crane operator.
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