Dredge Operators

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Operate excavation equipment.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Control pumps or pumping equipment.
• Measure work site dimensions.
• Direct material handling or moving activities.

• Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining

• Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators

• Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

• Print Binding and Finishing Workers

• Fence Erectors

• Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas

• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators