Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operator Career

Job Description: 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.


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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operator Career

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High School Diploma usually needed for this career