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Last updated: April 16, 2024
Wharf Hand Salary
in District of Columbia, United States
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$56,370 (USD)
Average Salary
$27/hr
Average Hourly
$941
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Wharf Hand is $56,370 a year and $27 an hour in District of Columbia, United States. The average salary range for a Wharf Hand is between $41,432 and $67,080. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in District of Columbia, United States.
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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About District of Columbia, United States
District of Columbia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. Washington, D.C., was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation.
Washington, D.C., anchors the southern end of the Northeast megalopolis, one of the nation's largest and most influential cultural, political, and economic...
Job Summary
Description:
- Connects hose couplings to enable liquid cargo, such as petroleum, gasoline, heating oil, sulfuric acid, and alum liquor, to be pumped from and into barges and tankers: reads timetable to determine name of ship, location of pier, and number and types of hoses to be connected.
- Climbs aboard ship and lowers measuring tape and thermometer into each tank to measure depth and temperature of liquid cargo to be unloaded.
- Positions coupling of pier hose next to valve of ship, using winch and boom, and connects coupling to valve, using wrench.
- Attaches ground wire to hose to prevent explosion caused by static electricity generated when liquid cargo flows through hose.
- Opens valve to allow flow of cargo through hose and signals worker aboard ship to start pumps to unload cargo.
- Signals worker aboard ship to pump ballast from cargo tanks in order to prepare transfer of cargo onto ship.
- Signals worker on shore to pump liquid cargo onto ship.
- May be designated according to water vessel loaded as barge loader.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Wharf Hand is $56,370 a year and $27 an hour in District of Columbia, United States. The average salary range for a Wharf Hand is between $41,432 and $67,080. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in District of Columbia, United States.
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.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Wharf Hand Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Job family population: 12,470
Estimated population of Wharf Hand jobs: 336
Rate of error: 5.6%
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About District of Columbia, United States
District of Columbia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. Washington, D.C., was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation.
Washington, D.C., anchors the southern end of the Northeast megalopolis, one of the nation's largest and most influential cultural, political, and economic...
Job Summary
Description:
- Connects hose couplings to enable liquid cargo, such as petroleum, gasoline, heating oil, sulfuric acid, and alum liquor, to be pumped from and into barges and tankers: reads timetable to determine name of ship, location of pier, and number and types of hoses to be connected.
- Climbs aboard ship and lowers measuring tape and thermometer into each tank to measure depth and temperature of liquid cargo to be unloaded.
- Positions coupling of pier hose next to valve of ship, using winch and boom, and connects coupling to valve, using wrench.
- Attaches ground wire to hose to prevent explosion caused by static electricity generated when liquid cargo flows through hose.
- Opens valve to allow flow of cargo through hose and signals worker aboard ship to start pumps to unload cargo.
- Signals worker aboard ship to pump ballast from cargo tanks in order to prepare transfer of cargo onto ship.
- Signals worker on shore to pump liquid cargo onto ship.
- May be designated according to water vessel loaded as barge loader.
Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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National Compensation Forecast January 2024
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