Modeled career paths · Heavy equipment

Where does a Senior Equipment Operator go next?

What employers are asking a Senior 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.

Management path
Equipment Crew Lead+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
53% of modeled moves out of Senior Equipment Operator go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Excavation Contractor+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Senior Equipment Operator go here
leadership branchno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Earthwork Superintendent+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
18% of modeled moves out of Senior Equipment Operator go here
leadership branch0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Career pivot
Facilities Supervisor-9% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Senior Equipment Operator go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Journeyman Mason-3% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
6% of modeled moves out of Senior Equipment Operator go here
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.