Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Schools

In United States, 89 colleges and universities are offering Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation programs. The average tuition & fees of Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation program at the schools are $4,970 for state residents and $8,710 for out-of-state students for academic year 2019-2020.

Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Program 2020 Average Tuition Costs

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

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

For academic year 2019-2020, the average tuition costs of colleges offering Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation program is $8,710 for undergraduate programs and $15,584 for graduate programs. Next table shows the average tuition & fees for Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation programs.

2019-2020 Average Tuition & Fees ofConstruction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Programs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$4,970	$8,710
Graduate	$5,691	$15,584

Career and Salary after Completing Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Program

Next jobs are possible career after completing Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation major program. The average wage is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Logging Equipment Operators career is $42,060 and, for Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators jobs, the average annual income is $44,630.

Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2019)
Job Title	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
Logging Equipment Operators	$20.22	$42,060
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$21.46	$44,630
Pile Driver Operators	$33.76	$70,230
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$26.06	$54,210
Highway Maintenance Workers	$20.39	$42,410
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$27.48	$57,160
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$27.18	$56,530
Crane and Tower Operators	$29.1	$60,530
Dredge Operators	$24.68	$51,340
Hoist and Winch Operators	$30.14	$62,690