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Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

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Crane Operator

Also known as: Material
Moving Machine Operator

Just like the name says, Heavy Equipment Operators control a variety of large, powerful machines on construction and engineering projects. They use equipment like bulldozers, excavators, graders, and concrete paving machines to prepare land. Heavy Equipment Operators are essential in the construction of buildings, bridges, roads and other structures. Oftentimes, heavy equipment operators will start off on lighter equipment such as lifts, skid-steer loaders, and aerial forklifts. 

 

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Lift & Move USA one-day Events Continue in 2017

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by Elizabeth McPherson | March 10, 2017

The first of four Lift & Move USA career events in 2017 was held February 14 in Tampa, Florida, hosted by ALL Crane Rental of Florida, LLC, part of the ALL Family of Companies.  The event saw approximately 450 young people from local schools and colleges who converged on ALL Crane’s Tampa facility to learn first-hand about careers in the crane, rigging and specialized transport industry and to see heavy equipment at close quarters.  I attended one of the Lift & Move events last year in Houston and shared some video interviews I recorded then.

Lift & Move USA is a program promoting careers in the industry to high school and college students and veterans.   [node:read-more:link]


Construction is More Than High Salaries

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by Jennifer Wilkerson | June 15, 2016

The following was originally published on the NCCER blog Breaking Ground.  Reprinted with permission.

There’s no better time to work in the construction industry than now.  With a growing skilled workforce shortage, salaries remain high and career opportunities are plentiful.  Earlier this year, NCCER released its annual Construction Craft Salary Survey, which lists the average annual salaries of craft professionals from industrial and commercial construction firms across the country.

For as high as these salaries are, the reality is that what skilled craft professionals earn is typically far greater.  The salaries listed in NCCER’s survey are average base salaries, not including overtime, per diem, bonuses or other incentives.   [node:read-more:link]


Students See Their Futures in Construction at Lift & Move USA Event in Houston [VIDEO]

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by Elizabeth McPherson | March 10, 2016

The second ever Lift & Move USA event which was held last month in Houston connected over 650 high school and college students with industry representatives from the crane, rigging and specialized transport industries, inspiring them to pursue careers in those challenging and rewarding fields.

TNT Crane & Rigging hosted the one-day event from their Houston facility where they had several large cranes of varied types on display outside with skilled operators on hand to talk with the attendees about the equipment.  Appropriately, the indoor program began with an introduction from Mike Appling, President and CEO of TNT Crane & Rigging.  In his opening remarks, he noted that the average annual salary for crane operators in Houston is currently $118K.   [node:read-more:link]


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