Are heavy equipment operators in demand?

Career: Heavy Equipment

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, construction equipment operator jobs are on the rise and are expected to continue to increase by about 12% in the next decade. That could mean the creation of more than 52,000 jobs by 2026. Heavy equipment operators work mainly outside and in all types of weather, in addition to working with multiple different machines. Workers who can use several types of machine or are certified and licensed on multiple machines have an even higher likelihood of gaining full-time employment in the coming years.