3.4 KiB
Market evidence report — bridge-operator
Source: 29 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 29), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-09. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | 18 | 62 % |
| mid | 7 | 24 % |
| junior | 4 | 14 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bridge operation | 23 | 79 % |
| 2 | traffic control | 6 | 21 % |
| 3 | bridge maintenance | 5 | 17 % |
| 4 | safe opening procedures | 5 | 17 % |
| 5 | drawbridge operation | 3 | 10 % |
| 6 | emergency generator maintenance | 3 | 10 % |
| 7 | lock operation | 3 | 10 % |
| 8 | log maintenance | 3 | 10 % |
| 9 | mechanical maintenance | 3 | 10 % |
| 10 | record keeping | 3 | 10 % |
| 11 | traffic management | 3 | 10 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bridge operation | 9 | 31 % |
| 2 | bridge house maintenance | 7 | 24 % |
| 3 | attendance | 4 | 14 % |
| 4 | drawbridge operation | 4 | 14 % |
| 5 | bridge log preparation | 3 | 10 % |
| 6 | emergency response | 3 | 10 % |
| 7 | safe bridge operation | 3 | 10 % |
| 8 | safe passage ensuring | 3 | 10 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 29 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
Insufficient evidence — 29 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Bridge Operator | 4 |
| Bridge Operator (seasonal) | 2 |
| Bridge Operator I | 2 |
| BOB-Bridge Operator I | 1 |
| BRIDGE AND LOCK OPERATOR 1 | 1 |
| BRIDGE AND LOCK OPERATOR 1, 2 (ST.MARY) | 1 |
| Bridge and Lock Operator 1-2 | 1 |
| Bridge Attendant - 24/7 Operations & Safety | 1 |
| Bridge Operator - Dam and Lock Operator | 1 |
| Bridge Operator (Casco Bay Bridge) | 1 |
| Bridge Operator I: 24/7 Moveable Bridges | 1 |
| Bridge Operator, Charleston, OR - Days & Evenings shifts | 1 |
| Bridge Operator: Drawbridge & Lock Tender (Marine Traffic) | 1 |
| Bridge Operator: Moveable Bridge Technician (Evening Shift) | 1 |
| Bridge Tender - Jupiter Federal Bridge (morning 2nd shift, 6am - 2pm) | 1 |
| Bridge Tender & Drawbridge Operator | 1 |
| Drawbridge Operator - Ben Sawyer | 1 |
| Drawbridge Operator - Sunrise | 1 |
| Drawbridge Operator (Indiantown) | 1 |
| Drawbridge Operator (Jupiter Federal) | 1 |
| Drawbridge Operator (PGA Bridge) | 1 |
| Marine Bridge Operator & Safety Lead | 1 |
| MPO Bridge Operator | 1 |
| Seasonal Bridge Tender - Public Safety & Boater Support | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.