TRANSPORT PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 339A

Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1

A Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 maintains and operates conventional lattice and telescopic boom mobile cranes that can lift, move, position and place materials and equipment weighing more than 16,000 pounds, such as concrete, steel, gravel and other construction supplies and machinery at construction and industrial sites, ports, factories, warehouses, dockyards or rail yards. Specifically, a Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1:

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Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 working safely in a representative workplace

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WHY THE WORK MATTERS

The largest lifts depend on disciplined planning, stable setup and precise control.

Mobile Crane Operator 1 professionals inspect, transport, assemble, stabilize and operate conventional and hydraulic cranes above the Operator 2 capacity range, using load charts, lift plans and rigging controls.

6,000 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$76,000estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Red Seal tradenationally recognized standard

EXPLORE IN ORDER

Four questions. One clearer next step.

WHERE THE WORK LIVES

Real settings for real work

major construction projectsindustrial shutdownsports and rail yardsenergy and infrastructure sitescrane rental operations

EVIDENCE BASE

Sources & verification

Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.