Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
65%
risk level
POLLING
54%
Based on 59 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
4.6%
by year 2032
WAGES
$51,430
or $24.72 per hour
Volume
423,040
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
4.6/10

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Automation risk

65% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

54% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 65% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' job openings is expected to rise 4.6% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' was $51,430, or $24 per hour

'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' were paid 11.1% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 423,040 people employed as 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators' within the United States.

This represents around 0.29% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 349 people are employed as 'Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators'.

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.

SOC Code: 47-2073.00

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Comments

Bingus (Low) says
Operations engineers are more of a management position, which means whoever is in that position must manage other automating robots or human workers. Robots managing other robots and humans would be a disaster.
Apr 14, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Luke wallage (Low) says
Robots to fix the robots? Think it’s a while away
May 20, 2021 at 09:47 AM

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