TRANSPORT PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 339B
Hoisting Engineer — Tower Crane Operator
A Hoisting Engineer — Tower Crane Operator maintains and operates tower cranes to lift, move, position and place materials and equipment, working in construction, surface mining, shipbuilding, offshore drilling rigs and railway settings. Specifically, a Hoisting Engineer — Tower Crane Operator:
RED SEAL TRADECOMPULSORYINDUSTRIAL / MANUFACTURING
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Every high-rise floor depends on materials arriving safely at height and on schedule.
Tower crane operators inspect, climb, operate and help configure fixed or climbing cranes, coordinating long-radius lifts by radio and signal across high-rise and industrial sites.
3,000 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
high-rise constructionmajor institutional projectsindustrial siteslarge residential developmentscrane erection and climbing operations
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Hoisting Engineer — Tower Crane Operator ↗Official scope, duties, training and certificationGovernment of Canada Job Bank — Ontario wages ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmarkSkilled Trades Ontario — Start an apprenticeship ↗Eligibility, sponsors and registrationOntario — OYAP ↗High-school apprenticeship pathway