Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Moderate Risk
59%

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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
64%
(High Risk)
POLLING
53%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 71 votes)
Average: 59%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.6%
by year 2034
WAGES
$58,710
or $28.22 per hour
Volume
469,270
as of 2024
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
4.6/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

64% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

53% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 64% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' job openings is expected to rise 3.6% by 2034

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' was $58,710, or $28 per hour

'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' were paid 18.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $49,500

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 469,270 people employed as 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' within the United States.

This represents around 0.30% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 328 people are employed as 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 47-2073.00

Comments (2)

Bingus (Low)
14 Apr 2023 00:27
Operations engineers are more of a management position, which means whoever is in that position must manage other automating robots or human workers. Robots managing other robots and humans would be a disaster.
Luke wallage (Low)
20 May 2021 09:47
Robots to fix the robots? Think it’s a while away
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