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SUMMARY
Moderate Risk
58%
(Avg. of calculated & votes)
JOB SCORE
4.6/10
CALCULATED
64%
(High Risk)
POLLING
52%
(Moderate Risk)
GROWTH
by year 2032
4.6%
WAGES
$56,160
or $27.00 per hour
VOLUME
as of 2023
450,370
SNOWFLAKE
Snowflake diagram for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
DECRIPTION Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.