How to become a Cable Car Operator
Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 索道运输机械操作工
Also called: Passenger Ropeway Operator, Material Ropeway Operator
Operates ropeway equipment to carry passengers and goods.
Main tasks
- Scheduling transport to suit the equipment's operating limits
- Calculating passenger and freight loads and carrying out safety checks
- Operating ropeway equipment and monitoring how it runs
- Maintaining ropeway equipment and filling in operating records
- Handling emergencies such as power cuts
Ways in
- Vocational majors: Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Transport Construction Machinery Operation and Repair (700204). Vocational major 700204 Transport Construction Machinery Operation and Repair (交通工程机械运用与维修), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: China 6 Diesel Vehicle Maintenance and Diagnostics.
Pay
- Median pay in China: CN¥74,600 a year (2025).
- Middle half: CN¥56,600 to CN¥104,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥43,900 and one in ten more than CN¥153,100.
- This is the figure for the mid group Transport Equipment and General Construction Machinery Operators and Related Workers, not for this job alone.
- National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
- Guangzhou only: median CN¥104,814 a year (2025), middle half CN¥77,071 to CN¥136,128.
- This is the figure for the minor group General Construction Machinery Operators, not for this job alone.
Who does this work
- The census group Transport Equipment and General Construction Machinery Operators and Related Workers holds 0.67% of everyone employed in China; 7.5% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
- 42.9% are under 35, 50.5% are 35 to 54 and 6.6% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
- Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Cable Car Operator?
Ways in include: Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Transport Construction Machinery Operation and Repair (700204).
How much does a Cable Car Operator earn in China?
Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥74,600 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Transport Equipment and General Construction Machinery Operators and Related Workers. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥104,814 a year (2025).
Sources
- Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
- Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.
Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.
Updated 5 October 2026