Modeled career paths · Heavy equipment

Where does a Heavy Equipment Operator go next?

What employers are asking a Heavy Equipment Operator for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement

Senior Equipment Operator+32% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Heavy Equipment Operator go here

progression88% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Equipment Crew Lead+68% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Heavy Equipment Operator go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Excavation Contractor+127% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Equipment Operator. 13% joint modeled share

leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Earthwork Superintendent+127% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Equipment Operator. 13% joint modeled share

leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there

Career pivot

Facilities Supervisor+20% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Equipment Operator. 4% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Journeyman Mason+28% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Senior Equipment Operator. 4% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.