Heavy Equipment Operator

$86,300 earning potential

Heavy equipment operators utilize heavy machinery often used in construction. They also clean, control, maintain, inspect and repair the machines.

$86,300

High-end Earners in

BPBP Arkansas ( Top 10% )

$49,100

median annual wage

$24

median hourly wage

Responsibilities

Clean, maintain, operate and store heavy equipment
Check equipment daily to maintain a clean and safe work environment
Work with crew members to coordinate machine actions
Follow regulations to ensure that the job is done safely
Work with computers and other technology to increase efficiency
Communicate with train dispatchers to help them plan routes
Make repairs or report problems
Complete a production report at the end of the day

BPBP Arkansas Job Outlook

490

Average annual job openings

4,060

Number of jobs by 2026

10%

Expected growth from
2025 to 2028

BPBP Arkansas

Profile: Joe Marsischky

Name

Joe Marsischky

Job

Finish Dozer Operator

High School

Glen Rose High School

Age

Where I Trained

Glen Rose High School

What I earned

High School Diploma

I get to work at 6:30 a.m. and begin my day with reading the safety rules. From there, I brief my manager on the tasks for the day and figure out what we are going to be doing for the day. Before 10 a.m., I have to send in a curfew request and a signal report ticket to the train dispatcher for the next day’s work so they can start planning their routes around our crew. For the rest of the day, I communicate with the dispatchers to see the times we will be able to work on the track. After working on the track, at the end of the day, I complete our production report.

I like that there is something new every day, and I also enjoy that I am able to work outside.

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