CompGeo Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Services Occupation Group - Services

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

Summary Job Description

Tasks

Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

Move levers to activate traffic signals, navigation lights, and alarms.

Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.

Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.

Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.

Prepare accident reports.

Observe approaching vessels to determine size and speed, and listen for whistle signals indicating desire to pass.

Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best utilization of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.

Maintain and guard stations in bridges to check waterways for boat traffic.

Inspect canal and bridge equipment, and areas such as roadbeds for damage or defects, reporting problems to supervisors as necessary.

Clean and lubricate equipment, and make minor repairs and adjustments.

Log data such as water levels and weather conditions.

Write and submit maintenance work requisitions.

Perform maintenance duties such as sweeping, painting, and yard work to keep facilities clean and in order.

Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.

Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.

Stop automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges, and lower automobile gates prior to moving bridges.

Raise drawbridges and observe passage of water traffic, then lower drawbridges and raise automobile gates.

Operate lighthouses to assist marine passage near shores and dangerous waters.

Add and remove balance weights to bridge mechanisms as necessary.

Attach ropes or cable lines to bitts on lock decks or wharfs to secure vessels.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Writing

Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

Complex Problem Solving

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Persuasion

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Negotiation

Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Depth Perception

The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Written Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Far Vision

The ability to see details at a distance.

Hearing Sensitivity

The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Auditory Attention

The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

Flexibility of Closure

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Response Orientation

The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.

Rate Control

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

On-Site or In-Plant Training

Up to and including 1 month

Related Work Experience

None

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Required Level of Education

Less than a High School Diploma

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

Alternate Job Title(s)

Bridge Leverman

Bridge Opener

Bridge Operator

Bridge Operator, Slip

Bridge Tender

Bridgeman

Chief Lock Tender Operator

Crossing Tender

Crossing Watchman

Dam Attendant

Dam Operator

Dam Tender

Dam Tender Assistant

Draw Operator

Drawbridge Operator

Drawbridge Tender

Gate Attendant

Lighthouse Keeper

Lock Keeper

Lock Master

Lock Operator

Lock Tender

Lock and Dam Operator

Lockman

Locks Tender

Marine Tower Operator

Station Gateman

Tender

CompGeo Occupation Group: Services

Job Family: Services - Other

Benchmark Title: Bridge, Lock, and Lighthouse Tenders

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