Crane Operator Licensing
States Licensed
16
of 50 states and D.C.
Burden Rank
55th
for average burdens 1st is worst
Combined Rank
75th
for states licensed x average burdens 1st is worst
Change from 2017 to 2022, if any:
- ↑
- Burden increased
- ↓
- Burden decreased
- ↕
- Mixed burden change
- N
- New license
- E
- Eliminated license
2022 Licensing Burden Rank
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Crane and heavy machine operators operate mechanical boom and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines or products in many directions.2022 Snapshot
- 35 unlicensed states
- Days lost range from 0 (9 states) to 1,095 (New York)
- Fees range from $0 (Maryland) to $540 (New Jersey)
- 16 states require 1+ exam
- 15 states set minimum age
- 0 states set minimum grade
Changes Since 2017
- 1 license removed by West Virginia; none created
- Fees changed most often and usually increased; New Mexico decreased experience
- Burden rank improved 4 spots because of a large experience reduction; combined rank remained the same because other occupations improved more
2022 Licensing Burden in Detail
Data Notes: 2022 data collected between February 3, 2020, and March 18, 2022. Fees include charges for application review and license issuance; exams; background checks, credit reports and fingerprinting; recovery fund contributions; third-party certification; and certain fees for training courses. Calendar days lost were estimated based on required education and experience; except for amounts smaller than one day, days lost are rounded to whole days and thus may not reflect very small changes between 2017 and 2022. Appendix A details methods for estimating days lost and calculating burden ranks. Complete data, including revised 2017 data, are available at https://ij.org/report/license-to-work-3/ltw3-data/.