Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation Vocational Programs

Tuition & Fess	Program Length	Completion Time
$12,083	867 hours	10.00 month

In the United States, 71 colleges are offering Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation certificates or associate's degree programs. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation vocational program is $12,083.

By offered program type, 3 schools offer less than 12 weeks certificate, 32 schools offer less than 1 year certificate, 38 schools offer 1-2 years certificate, 2 schools offer 2-4 years certificate, and 11 schools offer associate degree programs.

Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation Program 2024 Average Tuition and Completion Time

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation vocational programs is $12,083. The amount is based on the tuition of the Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation program and it may differ from tuition of other programs at the schools.

In average, the length of the Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation program is 867 contact hours (credit hours) and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

2023-2024 Average Tuition & Fees of Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation Vocational Programs
Tuition & Fees	$12,083
Length of Program	867 Contact Hours
Completion Time	10.00 Months

What is Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation Career?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate and maintain a variety of heavy equipment, such as a crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, shovels, rigging devices, hoists, and jacks. Includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, and backfiling, clearing and excavating

Average Wage by Jobs after Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation Program

Next jobs are possible career after earning Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation certificate/degree. The average wage is based on the latest employment and wage data (May 2022) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The average annual wage of Pile Driver Operators career is $70,220 and, for Hoist and Winch Operators, the average annual income is $69,120.

Construction / Heavy Equipment / Earthmoving Equipment Operation Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2023)
Job Title	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
Pile Driver Operators	$33.76	$70,220
Hoist and Winch Operators	$33.23	$69,120
Crane and Tower Operators	$31.36	$65,220
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$30.69	$63,840
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$29.81	$61,990
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$29.60	$61,560
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$28.57	$59,420
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$27.52	$57,250
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$27.46	$57,120
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$25.72	$53,490
Extraction Workers, All Other	$25.59	$53,220
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$25.35	$52,730
Dredge Operators	$24.89	$51,770
Logging Equipment Operators	$22.39	$46,570
Highway Maintenance Workers	$22.02	$45,790
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$20.81	$43,290