Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (47-2073)

Occupation 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. Excludes Crane and Tower Operators (53-7021) and Extraction Workers (47-5000).

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
4,301	964	22.4	50.7	39.8

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	871
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	379
UI claimants previously working in occupation	1,558

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	1,640
Number of job position postings	103
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	15.9

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

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