Construction equipment operators

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
383k
Average Age
43.3
Average Salary
$62,383
Average Male Salary
$62,721
Average Female Salary
$49,485

About

Construction equipment operators are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Construction equipment operators was $62,383 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Construction equipment operators workforce. Construction equipment operators workforce in 2023 was 383,095 people, of which 2.55% were women and 97.4% were men. Construction equipment operators are paid most in Ada County (Central)--Meridian (Northeast) & Boise (Far West) Cities PUMA, ID but are relatively concentrated in Houston City (North) & Aldine--Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
373,321
Male Workforce
± 15k
9,774
Female Workforce
± 2.43k

The Construction equipment operators workforce in 2023 was 383,095 people (2.55% women and 97.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11% between 2018 (345,226) and 2023 (383,095).

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Employment by Location

Level
Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Construction equipment operators.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($93,754), New Jersey ($92,437), and Illinois ($82,467).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$62,383
AVERAGE WAGE
#240 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Construction equipment operators earned an average of $62,383, $5,344 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.308
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Construction equipment operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Construction equipment operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Construction equipment operators and on wages 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 ($120,714).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
383k
2023 Workforce
± 15,177
0.58%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 5.58%

This graphic shows the share of Construction equipment operators employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Construction equipment operators at 93.1%, followed by Waste management & remediation services with 3.14% and Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying with 2.28%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Construction equipment operators in the US. The workforce of Construction equipment operators in 2023 was 383,095 people, with 2.55% woman, and 97.4% men. The average age of male Construction equipment operators in the workforce is 43.3 and of female Construction equipment operators is 43.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Construction equipment operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Construction equipment operators in 2023 was 383,095 people, with 2.55% woman, and 97.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (44,560 people), 55 to 59 years (43,321  people), and 40 to 44 years (42,570 people). Among them they concentrated 34.1% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 20.6% of Construction equipment operators workers were Hispanic and 79.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.5%), Puerto Rican (8.61)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.89)%

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Races

In 2023, 74.1% of the Construction equipment operators workforce were White, of which 2.26% were women and 97.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (9.78%) and Other (7.56%).

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Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

Majors

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

The most common majors achieved by Construction equipment operators in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,098 people), Engineering (1,704 people), and Protective Services (792 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Construction equipment operators workers were High School or Equivalent (207,594 people), Some college (70,419 people), and Secondary Education (49,128 people).

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