Did you love playing with hot wheels and tonka trucks as a kid? How about learning to operate the biggest, baddest machinery in the world?
1. High Pay, 2. Good Job Security, 3. Great Retirement Benefits
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.
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. 64/100
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 58/100
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. 53/100
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. 45/100
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. 45/100
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. 43/100
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. 40/100
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. 39/100
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. 37/100
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. 34/100
International Union of Operating Engineers
National Center for Construction Education and Research
National Commission for Certification of Crane Operators
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Construction equipment operators
Pile Driving Contractors Association
The Associated General Contractors of America
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 47-2071.00
Pile Driver Operators | 47-2072.00
Pipelayers | 47-2151.00
Highway Maintenance Workers | 47-4051.00
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 47-4061.00
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, | 47-5022.00Surface Mining
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining | 47-5044.00
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except | 49-9012.00Mechanical Door
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, | 51-4032.00and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Crane and Tower Operators | 53-7021.00