Snowmaker Salary
in Omaha, Nebraska

• Tends artificial snow making equipment of ski resort to produce artificial snow along ski trails: rides chair lift or drives snow-terrain vehicle along ski trails to reach snow equipment.
• Attaches hoses from snow equipment to nozzles of above-ground outlets for underground compressed air and water pipelines, using wrenches.
• Turns outlet valves to adjust compressed air and water mixture to obtain desired snow spray.
• Returns defective or frozen snow equipment to ski lodge for repair, using snow vehicle.
• Repositions equipment periodically to direct snowfall to other sections of trail, or closes valves to shut off equipment when snow coverage is completed.
• Cleans dirt and frozen snow from equipment, using handtools.

Snowmaker Job Prevalence in Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Job family: Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Job family population: 319,890

Estimated population of Snowmaker jobs: 7,943

Rate of error: 3.0%