Construction Equipment Operators Career

The average annual wage of the occupations is $61,620 and $30 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Construction Equipment Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 496,460 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Construction Equipment Operators is $14,657. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Construction Equipment Operators Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Construction Equipment Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Construction Equipment Operators Career

The following 76 occupations are related to Construction Equipment Operators.

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Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
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Boilermakers	11,130	$73,840	$36
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	56,830	$63,430	$31
Stonemasons	9,790	$56,930	$27
Carpenters	700K	$60,970	$29
Carpet Installers	15,560	$52,290	$25
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	25,150	$56,680	$27
Floor Sanders and Finishers	5,070	$49,910	$24
Tile and Stone Setters	42,420	$53,920	$26
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	204K	$57,410	$28
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	1,460	$54,220	$26
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	43,080	$55,170	$27
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	90,860	$61,480	$30
Tapers	15,560	$69,300	$33
Glaziers	53,390	$58,320	$28
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	38,510	$52,080	$25
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	22,850	$60,530	$29
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	216K	$52,110	$25
Paperhangers	1,830	$54,020	$26
Pipelayers	34,840	$52,840	$25
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	22,310	$59,050	$28
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	17,400	$60,290	$29
Roofers	135K	$55,840	$27
Sheet Metal Workers	116K	$64,270	$31
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	16,460	$45,590	$22
Helpers--Carpenters	21,770	$40,860	$20
Helpers--Electricians	68,670	$41,240	$20
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	45,300	$39,460	$19
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	18,770	$67,330	$32
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Rock Splitters, Quarry	3,610	$47,830	$23
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Helpers--Extraction Workers	7,360	$46,990	$23
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	16,010	$52,550	$25
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Rail Car Repairers	19,480	$65,690	$32
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons	540	$49,900	$24
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Riggers	23,870	$62,020	$30
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	102K	$38,720	$19
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	47,960	$53,470	$26
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	57,810	$50,640	$24
Machinists	291K	$54,600	$26
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	11,780	$45,130	$22
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	422K	$52,640	$25
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	6,660	$60,110	$29
Upholsterers	25,740	$44,820	$22
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	88,460	$44,620	$21
Furniture Finishers	14,380	$42,490	$20
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	10,700	$44,050	$21
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Dredge Operators	940	$53,700	$26
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20

Vocational Programs for Construction Equipment Operators Career

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Vocational Programs to Prepare Construction Equipment Operators Career

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