Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Course Advisor, Inc.
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Job summary
Responsibilities
- Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids.
- Operate industrial trucks, loaders, and other equipment.
- Monitor product movement to ensure constant flow.
- Record operating data manually or digitally.
- Check conditions of loading vessels for compliance.
Skills
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Job description
Job Description & Duties Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.
- Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks, and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses.
- Operate conveyors and equipment to transfer grain or other materials from transportation vehicles.
- Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
- Copy and attach load specifications to loaded tanks.
- Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers.
- Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.
Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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There were about 10,800 jobs for Tank Car, Truck, or Ship Loader in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 5.6% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 600 new jobs for Tank Car, Truck, or Ship Loader by 2026. There will be an estimated 1,400 positions for Tank Car, Truck, or Ship Loader per year.
The states with the most job growth for Tank Car, Truck, or Ship Loader are Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona. Watch out if you plan on working in Ohio, South Carolina, or New Mexico. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.
The average yearly salary of a Tank Car, Truck, or Ship Loader ranges between $25,210 and $70,690.
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders who work in New Jersey, Oregon, or Washington, make the highest salaries.
Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Tank Car, Truck, or Ship Loader may use on a daily basis:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Data entry software
- Linux
- Palm OS
- Distributed control system DCS
Education needed to be a Tank Car, Truck, or Ship Loader:
Qualifications and experience details are not provided.
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