DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties. Excludes ?Extraction Workers? (47-5000) and ?Crane and Tower Operators? (53-7021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	10,240	604	$32.18/hr	$0.64/hr	$20.70/hr	$26.20/hr	$33.03/hr	$38.01/hr	$42.42/hr
U S	405,750	3,246	$26.44/hr	$0.11/hr	$15.76/hr	$18.71/hr	$23.90/hr	$31.41/hr	$41.78/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Construction 8,320 $34.27/hr Public Administration 900 $25.91/hr Natural Resources and Mining 440 $28.98/hr Manufacturing 280 $27.17/hr Professional and Business Services 160 $30.03/hr

Other Regional Data For Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 10,240 $33.03/hr 9.9% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 5,760 $35.55/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,850 $35.96/hr 9.2% Central Minnesota 2,010 $31.23/hr 14.6% Northwest Balance of State 1,030 $24.29/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 850 $30.65/hr 7.2% Southeast Minnesota 790 $28.63/hr 8.9% Southwest Minnesota 780 $26.48/hr 9.3% Duluth MN-WI MSA 740 $30.40/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 680 $31.13/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 660 $26.08/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 640 $26.09/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 470 $28.24/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 420 $29.23/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 310 $24.61/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 220 $24.47/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 210 $25.77/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 190 $34.53/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A $24.28/hr 10.2%

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Construction Laborers	12,400	$22.94/hr	8.3%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3,310	$29.67/hr	14.6%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	840	$28.91/hr	11.1%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	750	$18.46/hr	4.5%
Motorboat Mechanics	510	$21.32/hr	13.2%
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	300	$26.79/hr	3.6%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	260	$17.90/hr	-16.7%
Pile-Driver Operators	70	$35.00/hr	11.8%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	N/A	$17.50/hr	5.1%
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Starts engine, moves throttle, switches, and levers, and depresses pedals to operate machines, equipment, and attachments.
• Drives equipment in successive passes over working area to achieve specified result, such as grade terrain or remove, dump, or spread earth and rock.
• Fastens bulldozer blade or other attachment to tractor, using hitches.
• Greases, oils, and performs minor repairs on tractor, using grease gun, oilcans, and hand tools.
• Signals operator to guide movement of tractor-drawn machine.
• Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage, or power takeoff shaft to tractor.
• Aligns machine, cutterhead, or depth gauge marker with reference stakes and guidelines on ground or positions equipment following hand signals of assistant.
• Adjusts handwheels and depresses pedals to drive machines and control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing booms.
• Repairs and maintains equipment.
• Turns valves to control air and water output of compressors and pumps.