Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators

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Total Workforce

321k

Average Age

44

Estimated Job Growth

12.4%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$50,532

Average Male Salary

$50,744

Average Female Salary

$40,883

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About

Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators was $50,532 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators by wage are Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders, Surveying & mapping technicians, and Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators.

Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping 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, Construction laborers, Paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, & tapers, Electricians, Glaziers, Insulation workers, Painters & paperhangers, Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, & steamfitters, Plasterers & stucco masons, Roofers, Sheet metal workers, Structural iron & steel workers, Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, & reinforcing iron & rebar workers, Helpers, construction trades, Construction & building inspectors, Elevator installers & repairers, Fence erectors, Hazardous materials removal workers, Highway maintenance workers, Railtrack laying & maintenance equipment operators, Earth drillers, except oil & gas, Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, & blasters, Mining machine operators, Miscellaneous extraction workers, including roof bolters & helpers, Derrick, rotary drill, & service unit operators, & roustabouts, oil, gas, & mining, and Miscellaneous construction workers, including solar photovoltaic installers, septic tank servicers & sewer pipe cleaners

The top 3 locations that employ the most Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are Outer Green Bay City PUMA, WI, Houston-Galveston Area Council (West) PUMA, TX, and Southeast South Dakota (Outside Sioux Falls City) PUMA, SD. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are Jackson, Wetzel, Roane, Braxton, Ritchie, Tyler, Gilmer & Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV, Gila, Graham, Greenlee & Pinal (East) Counties PUMA, AZ, and Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804608).

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators and on wages and locations for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, by average wage, is Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers . Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are paid most in Missoula City PUMA, MT but are relatively concentrated in Jackson, Wetzel, Roane, Braxton, Ritchie, Tyler, Gilmer & Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$50,532

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,430

In 2017, Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators earned an average of $50,532, $1,533 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Surveying & mapping technicians make somewhat more than Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators while Chemical processing machine setters, operators, & tenders make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.289

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.289, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Missoula City PUMA, MT

  2. Kendall & Grundy Counties PUMA, IL

  3. Middletown Town, Bear & Glasgow PUMA, DE

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

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators

  1. Campbell, Goshen, Platte, Johnson, Washakie, Weston, Crook & Niobrara Counties PUMA, WY

  2. Jackson, Wetzel, Roane, Braxton, Ritchie, Tyler, Gilmer & Calhoun Counties PUMA, WV

  3. Gila, Graham, Greenlee & Pinal (East) Counties PUMA, AZ

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

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, by number of employees, are Construction, Waste management & remediation services, and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, by average wage, are Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , Metal ore mining, and Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems.

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Industries by Share

321k

2017 Workforce

± 13,890

-1.37%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.19%

The number of people employed as Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators has been declining at a rate of -1.37%, from 325,231 people in 2016 to 320,770 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators at  76.4%, followed by Waste management & remediation services with 3.12% and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 2.28%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators in the US. The average age of male Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators in the workforce is 44 and of female Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators is 45.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators is White.

Gender Composition

314k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 13,740

6.91k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,041

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

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Other

86.2% of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 5.54% of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators.

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Age by Gender

44

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.576

45.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.21

The median age of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators is 44, and Male employees are generally 1.3 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators is Business but a relatively high number of Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators hold a major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Engineering

  3. Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Parks, Recreation, & Leisure

  2. Agriculture

  3. Protective Services

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Operation and Control.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators are expected to see a growth of 12.4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

12.4%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Construction equipment operators except paving, surfacing, & tamping equipment operators. This profession is expected to grow faster than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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