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BRIDGE AND LOCK TENDERS: FLORIDA
Occupation Description
Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Include drawbridge operators, lock tenders and operators, and slip bridge operators.
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State and National Wages
| Location |
Pay
Period |
2008 |
| 10% |
25% |
Median |
75% |
90% |
| United States |
Hourly |
$11.34 |
$16.03 |
$19.54 |
$23.15 |
$26.17 |
| Yearly |
$23,600 |
$33,300 |
$40,600 |
$48,200 |
$54,400 |
| Florida |
Hourly |
$9.04 |
$10.73 |
$13.81 |
$20.38 |
$23.62 |
| Yearly |
$18,800 |
$22,300 |
$28,700 |
$42,400 |
$49,100 |
- High is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
- Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
- Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.
- High is the wage at which 90% of workers earn less and 10% earn more.
- Middle is the wage at which 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
- Low is the wage at which 10% of workers earn less and 90% earn more.
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National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey
State Data Source: Florida Wage Information
State and National Trends
| United States |
Employment |
Percent
Change |
Job Openings 1 |
| 2008 |
2018 |
Bridge and lock tenders |
4,700 |
5,100 |
+8%
|
210
| Florida |
Employment |
Percent
Change |
Job Openings 1 |
| 2006 |
2016 |
| Bridge and lock tenders |
230 |
240 |
N/A |
N/A
|
1Job Openings refers to the average annual job openings due to growth and net replacement.
Note: The data for the State Employment Trends and the National Employment Trends are not directly comparable. The projections period for state data is 2006-2016, while the projections period for national data is 2008-2018.
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National Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections
State Data Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The most important knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are listed for Bridge and Lock Tenders.
Knowledge:
- Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Telecommunications - Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Skills:
- Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Abilities:
- Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- 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.
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Source: Occupational Information Network: Bridge and Lock Tenders.
Tasks and Activities
Occupation specific tasks and the most important generalized work activities are listed for Bridge and Lock Tenders.
Occupation Specific Tasks:
- Add and remove balance weights to bridge mechanisms as necessary.
- Attach ropes or cable lines to bitts on lock decks or wharfs to secure vessels.
- Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.
- Clean and lubricate equipment, and make minor repairs and adjustments.
- Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.
- Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.
- Inspect canal and bridge equipment, and areas such as roadbeds for damage or defects, reporting problems to supervisors as necessary.
- Log data such as water levels and weather conditions.
- Maintain and guard stations in bridges to check waterways for boat traffic.
- Move levers to activate traffic signals, navigation lights, and alarms.
- Observe approaching vessels to determine size and speed, and listen for whistle signals indicating desire to pass.
- Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best utilization of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.
- Operate lighthouses to assist marine passage near shores and dangerous waters.
- Perform maintenance duties such as sweeping, painting, and yard work to keep facilities clean and in order.
- Prepare accident reports.
- Raise drawbridges and observe passage of water traffic, then lower drawbridges and raise automobile gates.
- Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.
- Stop automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges, and lower automobile gates prior to moving bridges.
- Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.
- Write and submit maintenance work requisitions.
Generalized Work Activities:
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public - Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Detailed Work Activities:
- clean equipment or machinery
- handle boat or ship tie-off lines
- inspect machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed
- install/connect electrical equipment to power circuit
- maintain records, reports, or files
- make minor repairs to mechanical equipment
- operate power driven pumps
- operate power generation equipment
- perform safety inspections in transportation setting
- prepare reports
- provide customer service
- understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
- use two-way radio or mobile phone
Source: Occupational Information Network: Bridge and Lock Tenders.
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Education and Training
Occupation: Bridge and Lock Tenders
Most Common Educational/Training Level: Short-term on-the-job training
Related Instructional Programs: No information about "Instructional Programs" for this occupation is available.
Distribution of Educational Attainment
| Occupation |
Percent of employees aged 25 to 44 in the occupation whose highest level of educational attainment is |
| Less than high school diploma |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree |
Bachelor's degree |
Master's degree |
Doctoral or professional degree |
| Bridge and lock tenders |
7% |
37.7% |
33% |
9.3% |
10.4% |
2.4% |
0.3% |
| Other Transportation Workers |
11.3% |
39.6% |
28.2% |
8.5% |
10.2% |
2% |
0.3% |
| Transportation and Material Moving |
15% |
42.4% |
23.5% |
6.4% |
10.5% |
1.7% |
0.4% |
| Total, All Occupations |
10.7% |
27.6% |
20.6% |
8.9% |
19.4% |
8.3% |
4.5% |
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections (Education/Training Level, Educational Attainment); National Center for Education Statistics (Typical Instructional Programs)
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