Optional · 1 of 3

Tickets that raise your rate

• More crane types

  Certifications are by category. Lattice boom crawler, tower crane and overhead crane are each separate, and the operator who holds several never runs out of work.

• Rigger and signal person certification

  Short, cheap, and it makes you useful on the ground between lifts.

• Commercial driver's license

  Lets you drive the mobile crane to the site instead of waiting for someone else.

• Lift director or crane inspector

  The route off the seat and into planning and inspection work, usually later in a career.