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Career: Dredge Operators
Job Description
Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials from lakes, rivers, or streams; and to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Start and stop engines to operate equipment. |
99
|
Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually. |
95
|
Pump water to clear machinery pipelines. |
92
|
Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads. |
87
|
Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons. |
78
|
Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
69
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
63
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
59
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
58
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
54
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
54
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
47
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
42
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
42
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
41
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
41
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
39
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
37
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
35
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
34
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
33
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
31
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
30
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
28
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
28
|
Getting Information
|
27
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
26
|
Thinking Creatively
|
25
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
25
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
25
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
24
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
24
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
23
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
23
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
22
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
21
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
20
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
19
|
Processing Information
|
18
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
16
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
15
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
14
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
10
|
Interacting With Computers
|
9
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
6
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|