Construction equipment operators drive, maneuver, or control the heavy machinery used to construct roads, buildings, and other structures.
The construction industry job market today can be daunting, no matter what your skills the competition is fierce, but more than that, whole industries are rapidly changing, and with those changes come new ways of working, and often fewer jobs,…
It was 1977. Fresh out of high school, with not a clue of what to do in life. A friend calls; they’re building a highway down south and they are hiring! Another boiling hot South Texas summer; day after day…
Heavy equipment operators are essential to modern life. They perform tasks that most of us aren't willing to do and that most of us aren't qualified to do. Here are six essential things heavy equipment operators do every day. Build…
Heavy equipment operators enjoy high job satisfaction across the board. One reason for that could be the excellent pay scale. Beginning operators make above minimum wage in most places, and the median income for a heavy equipment operator is $18.00…
Now that Memorial Day is over, let's have a frank talk about holidays and truck driving. If you think that you'll be one of those rare truck drivers who are always home on every holiday, then you might rethink your…
There are good reasons and bad reasons for changing careers or starting an equipment career. If you're young and with no or little job experience, it's a good time to start a career. But what about heavy equipment? Is that…
Last Saturday, Heavy Equipment School posted our equipment job listings for the week. Included were several mobile crane operator positions, rigger jobs, and positions requiring a Class-A CDL (commercial drivers license). These are typical heavy equipment jobs. The difference between…
As long as there are roads and bridges that need to be built, as long as construction crews follow the plans of an architect and build skyscrapers, shopping malls, apartment buildings, and single-family dwellings, and as long as people continue…
If you want to work in the heavy equipment industry, there should be no obstacles holding you back. There are plenty of jobs going around, and with the Baby Boomers retiring, plenty more positions will be opening up for the…
There's no law that limits you to how much career training or jobs you can receive. A general rule of thumb is this: The more you know and the more you can do, the more valuable you'll be to potential employers.…