Operating engineer and construction equipment operator
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.
SOC Code:
47-2073Operate one or several kinds of construction equipment such as bulldozers, scrapers, shovels, tractors or front-end loaders to move and shape earth and structures, or pour concrete.
Recommended Education:
High school diploma or equivalentOn-the-job trainingKansas Career Cluster:
Architecture & ConstructionJob Growth & Salary Info
Kansas
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $40,390
National
Growth Projection: Growth
Median Salary: $49,770
Jobs labeled Growth or Extreme Growth have promising projections for the future, meaning industry's need for the job will continue to increase.
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