Crane and Tower Operators
Occupation · SOC 2018 53-7021 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 53-7021
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 114
- FY2025
- 12
- Certified (last three years)
- 87.2%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Crane and Tower Operators (SOC 53-7021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Crane and Tower Operators
Data table
| FY2008 | 4 |
| FY2009 | 2 |
| FY2010 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 0 |
| FY2015 | 2 |
| FY2016 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 15 |
| FY2019 | 13 |
| FY2020 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 14 |
| FY2022 | 9 |
| FY2023 | 18 |
| FY2024 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 12 |
| FY2026* | 9 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2A | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Signet Construction, LLC15
- Imperial Pacific International (CNMI) LLC8
- Maxey Trailers MFG Inc8
- GRI Towers Texas, Inc.7
- Signet Builders, Inc4
- A.I.D. Enterprises LLC3
- Kamco Building Supply3
- Pepin Lumber Inc.2
- Trucking GH Inc.2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Crane and Tower Operators: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| MP | 39 |
| TX | 20 |
| IA | 17 |
| NY | 7 |
| VA | 5 |
| NJ | 5 |
| ME | 4 |
| SD | 4 |
| FL | 3 |
| NE | 1 |
| LA | 1 |
| AL | 1 |
| GU | 1 |
| CA | 1 |
| KS | 1 |
| CT | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
| GA | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
- Container Mobile Harbor Crane Operator2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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