Heavy Equipment Operator Pay & Benefits: 2024 Report
July 31, 2024
Heavy equipment operator pay is skyrocketing but it’s still not enough to attract an adequate number of workers to the chronically understaffed profession, according to the results of Equipment World’s second-annual Heavy Equipment Operator Pay & Benefits Report. With smaller pools of qualified workers to pull from, shorthanded contractors are being locked out of new projects and growth opportunities, all while project owners and taxpayers suffer from higher costs and longer timelines for infrastructure and other projects across the country as a result.
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