Construction equipment operators

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2019 Workforce

388k

Average Age

Average Salary

$53,747

Average Male Salary

$53,746

Average Female Salary

$53,776

About

Construction equipment operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction equipment operators was $53,747 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Construction equipment operators by wage are Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators, Acupuncturists, and Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers.

Construction equipment operators are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Construction equipment operators are Alamo Area COG (Southwest) PUMA, TX, Sheridan, Park, Teton, Lincoln & Big Horn Counties PUMA, WY, and Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction equipment operators are Alamo Area COG (Southwest) PUMA, TX, Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY, and Sheridan, Park, Teton, Lincoln & Big Horn Counties PUMA, WY.

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations Construction & Extraction Occupations

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Construction equipment operators and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Construction equipment operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Construction equipment operators, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction. Construction equipment operators are paid most in Big Sandy Area Development District PUMA, KY but are relatively concentrated in Alamo Area COG (Southwest) PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$53,747

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,431

In 2019, Construction equipment operators earned an average of $53,747, $1,777 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Acupuncturists make somewhat more than Construction equipment operators while Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Construction equipment operators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.304

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Construction equipment operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.304, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Construction equipment operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Construction equipment operators.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Construction equipment operators

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Construction equipment operators.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Construction equipment operators, by number of employees, are Construction, Waste management & remediation services, Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying, Coal mining, Support activities for mining, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems, Logging, Metal ore mining, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Architectural, engineering & related services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Construction equipment operators, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Labor unions, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

388k

2019 Workforce

± 15,267

9.45%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.21%

The number of people employed as Construction equipment operators has been growing at a rate of 9.45%, from 354,180 people in 2018 to 387,655 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Construction equipment operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction equipment operators at 77.7%, followed by Waste management & remediation services with 2.28% and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 1.72%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Construction equipment operators in the US. The average age of male Construction equipment operators in the workforce is 43 and of female Construction equipment operators is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction equipment operators is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

379k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 15,095

8.69k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,289

97.8% of Construction equipment operators are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Construction equipment operators.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Construction equipment operators

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

71.4% of Construction equipment operators are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13% of Construction equipment operators, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Construction equipment operators.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.538

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.65

The median age of Construction equipment operators is 43, and Male employees are generally 0.0452 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Construction equipment operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Construction equipment operators is Business but a relatively high number of Construction equipment operators hold a major in Agriculture.