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Hoist and Winch Operators Salary in WI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Hoist and Winch Operators in WI have a median annual salary of $36,560, with 80 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $34,720 at the 10th percentile to $41,690 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$36,560

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.58

Employment

80

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$34,720
10th
$35,900
25th
$36,560
Median
$41,170
75th
$41,690
90th

Local compared with national

WI

$36,560

Median annual · 2025

United States

$56,450

Median annual · 2025

The WI median is 35.2% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $19,890).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  3. 3.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Time ManagementImportance 3.5
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Operation and ControlImportance 3.4
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  9. 9.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  12. 12.InstructingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Select loads or materials according to weight and size specifications.
  • Signal and assist other workers loading or unloading materials.
  • Observe equipment gauges and indicators and hand signals of other workers to verify load positions or depths.
  • Start engines of hoists or winches and use levers and pedals to wind or unwind cable on drums.
  • Apply hand or foot brakes and move levers to lock hoists or winches.
  • Repair, maintain, and adjust equipment, using hand tools.
  • Tend auxiliary equipment, such as jacks, slings, cables, or stop blocks, to facilitate moving items or materials for further processing.
  • Move levers, pedals, and throttles to stop, start, and regulate speeds of hoist or winch drums in response to hand, bell, buzzer, telephone, loud-speaker, or whistle signals, or by observing dial indicators or cable marks.
  • Move or reposition hoists, winches, loads and materials, manually or using equipment and machines such as trucks, cars, and hand trucks.
  • Attach, fasten, and disconnect cables or lines to loads, materials, and equipment, using hand tools.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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