According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads. | 96% |
| Start and stop engines to operate equipment. | 88% |
| Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually. | 86% |
| Pump water to clear machinery pipelines. | 86% |
| Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations. | 79% |
| Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons. | 76% |
