Hourly Rate for Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs

Updated: 9 Feb 2012
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$0$13$26$39
Hourly Rate$11.81 - $26.29  
   
Overtime$16.02 - $38.78  
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Bonus$0.00 - $2,987  
   
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XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
)		$26,046 - $71,936  
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Companies and Industries for Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate
Waste Management, Inc.$12.49 - $20.73
Vulcan Materials Co$16.21 - $25.75
Republic Services Inc$15.65 - $18.06
SchlumbergerNot enough data
Kinder Morgan Inc.Not enough data
Popular Industries

Hourly Rate
Construction$12.30 - $29.69
Excavation$12.48 - $29.29
Heavy Civil Construction$13.38 - $35.26
Aggregates, Asphalt, Cement$12.27 - $25.99
Underground Utility Construction$12.96 - $33.91

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Key Statistics for Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs

Gender
Female
3%
female alumni
  
Male
97%
male alumni
Hourly Rate:$11.94 - $17.69 $14.05 - $20.63
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
2%
1-4 years
24%
5-9 years
25%
10-19 years
28%
20 years or more
22%
Top Degrees

Hourly Rate
Associate's Degree$11.00 - $24.10
Bachelor's Degree$10.25 - $24.83
GED or High School Diploma$11.48 - $30.75
High School Diploma$12.16 - $39.45
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)Not enough data
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 65% dental benefits Dental: 43%
vision benefits Vision: 34% employee benefits None: 34%

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Career Path for Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs

Common Past Jobs
Common Future Jobs

Heavy Equipment Operator

Salary Range

$26,046 - $71,936
payscale
Construction Laborer
$19,991 - $60,235
Construction Foreman
$32,921 - $84,512
Truck Driver, Heavy / Tractor-Trailer
$27,979 - $68,326
 
Common Past Jobs
Common Future Jobs

Heavy Equipment Operator

Salary Range

$26,046 - $71,936
payscale
Construction Foreman
$32,921 - $84,512
Construction Equipment Operator
$24,962 - $67,970
Project Manager, Construction
$42,082 - $118,155
 

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Heavy Equipment Operator Job Description

People with the job title Heavy Equipment Operator typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Operate equipment used for applying concrete, asphalt, or other materials to road beds, parking lots, or airport runways and taxiways, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials. Includes concrete and asphalt paving machine operators, form tampers, tamping machine operators, and stone spreader operators.
Grader, Bulldozer, and Scraper Operators
Operate machines or vehicles equipped with blades to remove, distribute, level, or grade earth.

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Be Honest, It is a Safety issue.....
Heavy Equipment Operator - (City withheld for privacy), Georgia, United States
When you apply for a job that does Equipment such as Backhoes, Dozers, etc. you have to know what you are doing so you do not injure someone else. I know, I have seen it happen on a job site. Be honest, at the very least you may be a laborer and move your way up in the company.
Posted in Interviewing Tips on 15 Dec 2006
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